to sacrifice their comfort, particularly the
a) Sri Kalyan Rudra, Chairman, WBPCB
rich and well-off section; the majority
narrated the picture of pollution in river
population is even deprived of basic
Ganga from different point and non-
living facilities.
point sources. The alarming increase of
Global
BOD, DO and Fiscal cauliform in the
Environment summit leads to endless
river water content has jeopardized the
negotiations between developed and
total ecosystem.
developing countries. And this will
After the deliberation of Dr.Rudra,
continue till the beginning of the
experts
apocalypse. In this process, from basic
discussed the anthropogenic sources of
necessity
a
pollutants and suggested an awareness
neo-liberal
programme in this context. Sri Sujit
development and economic paradigm is
Choudhury, Secretary IRBMS pointed
converting all the rivers as source of
out that after spending over Rs.2000
water only. Rivers are losing their
crore in Ganga Action Plan in last two
identity and characteristics fast.
decades, quality of water deteriorated
NEWS:-
substantially in West Bengal stretch of
Unfortunately
all
the
people
made
The
whole
commodity.
water
from
different
agencies
Ganga Pollution
Bhagirathi/ Hoogli river. It has also been
An interactive session was organised by
pointed out that there is lack of effective
the
Instructional Mechanism to tackle the
Deputy
Consul
General,
Mr.
Reinhold Krickl at German Consulate
complex issue of Ganga Rejuvenation.
General, Kolkata on 29th April, 2016.
Forest Fire in Uttarakhand
Dr. Kalyan Rudra, Chairman, West
Recent Forest fires in Uttarakhand have
Bengal Pollution Control Board had
created a ravaging menace in the State.
discussed the possibilities and challenges
Chamoli, Nainital, Almora, Pithoragarh
faced in the process of Ganga River
and Dehradun districts remained worst
Cleaning and Restoration. Discussion
affected with fires. In Chamoli dist, fire
has mainly concentrated in the following
was reported in Joshimath, Karnaprayag,
points:
Narayanbagad, Gopeshwer, Kedarnath
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Integrated River Basin Management Society