Which of the following are the key features of National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA)?
- 1. River basin is the unit of planning and management.
- 2. It spearheads the river conservation efforts at the national level.
- 3. One of the Chief Ministers of the States through which the Ganga flows becomes the Chairman of NGRBA on rotation basis.
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1 and 2 only
2 and 3 only
1 and 3 only
1, 2 and 3
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This question was previously asked in
UPSC IAS – 2016
– It adopted the river basin as the unit for planning and management of the Ganga, recognizing the river and its tributaries as a single system (Statement 1).
– It was envisioned as an empowered planning, financing, monitoring, and coordinating authority for the Ganga River, spearheading conservation efforts at the national level (Statement 2).
– NGRBA was dissolved in 2016 and replaced by the National Council for Rejuvenation, Protection and Management of River Ganga (National Ganga Council), which is also chaired by the Prime Minister.