Objectives of Ganga Action Plan Phase II

The Ganga Action Plan besides aiming at improving the water quality of river Ganga is to serve as a model to demostrate the methodology for improving the water quality of other polluted rivers. Though the river water quality of Ganga has shown discernible improvement, the full impact of the action plan would be visible when the left out works in the 25 class I cities and the works in other class II and class III towns along the river Ganga are taken up. The important tributaries of river Ganga like,Yamuna,Gomati and Damodar which directly discharge into the river Ganga and are heavily polluted are taken up for pollution abatement Programmes.For this purpose, the second phase of Ganga Action Plan was started in stages between 1993 & 1996. Both Central & State Govt. Provided help and had equal Share that is 50:50 in the working of Ganga Action Plan (Phase II). After April 1997 Central Govt. took the full responsibility of this project & sanctioned the total cost Under Ganga Action Plan and other Plans like Yamuna,Gomati and Damodar have also been accepted and the govt.has sanctionedd Rs.2285.48 crore for the same. This money will help in statrting 441 projects in 95 cities under the plan. Implementation of the plan finally commenced w.e.f. 1.4.2001. The funding pattern was changed to 70:30 between centre and state which is continuing at present.