Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Will clean up Ganga in three years -- Uma


Union minister Uma Bharti asserted on December 14 that the Centre was committed to cleaning up Ganga within three years even as she voiced dismay over the extent of pollution after an inspection near Allahabad saying the people were getting only "effluents" and not "Ganga jal" from the river. The water Resources Minister said that she was looking forward to holding a meeting with the Uttar Pradesh government to discuss its plans as the state has to pay a key role in the efforts to cleanse the holy river.

Allahabad High Court is rightly concerned about the condition of the holiest river in India. Who is to blame for this condition? The elected governments? The permanent executives I.e bureaucrats including technocrats? 

One may be perhaps forced to reckon with a pitiable alibi at the end of the day looking to the preparations promised and the works executed / performed so far by the new central government! 

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