As a part of the ambitious Namami Ganga project for rejuvenation of River Ganga, at least half-a-dozen Union Ministers, along with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), will on Wednesday hold consultations with representatives of gross polluting industries from the five States along the river.
As per the estimates of CPCB, about 501 Million litres/Day (MlD) of industrial waste water after treatment is being discharged into river Ganga from the 764 Grossly Polluted Industries (GPI).
The consultation is expected to be attended by members of industrial associations. Industrial associations of key industries along Ganges stem will talk about the actions taken and challenges faced in order to abate the water pollution generated during the industrial processes.
The Union Ministers of Environment, Forests and Climate Change; Tourism and Culture; Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation; Shipping, Road Transport, Rural Development, Drinking Water and Sanitation will attend the event.
The consultation would involve presentations from CPCB on the regulatory framework and from the leading industrial associations regarding the actions taken and challenges faced in order to abate the pollution generated during the industrial processes.
Various experts including RR Mishra Mission Director, National Mission on Clean Ganga , Prof. Vinod Tare, Co-ordinator of IIT Consortium preparing the Ganga River Basin Management Plan (GRBMP) amongst others will be addressing the session.
The major industries located along the main stem of river Ganga include tanneries, distilleries, pulp and paper, textiles & dyeing, slaughter houses etc. that discharge its effluents into the river Ganga. In terms of number, tanneries are dominant whereas in terms of waste water, maximum is generated by Pulp and paper industries.