This refers to the report, “Namami Gange pledge falters” (December 20). The Comptroller and Auditor General of India’s report speaks volumes about the failure of the successive Governments, their policies, promises and planning and absolute lack of determination for executing projects of national importance and pride.
Speaking recently to a journalist, Victor Mallet, the writer of River of life, River of Death: The Ganges and India's Future, clearly spelled out, “How difficult it is to govern India, how difficult it is to get things done”. Is it not a slur on our character and actionsIJ Since the time of Rajiv Gandhi, several thousands of crores of rupees have gone down the river Ganga, but it still remains dirty.
We are already knocking at the door of 2018, the deadline for Ganga cleaning, when all life, including dolphins and gharhiyals would return in its lap — a big claim by Union Minister Uma Bharati. Having reached the point of no return who will now take the responsibility for this sordid tale of a dirty GangaIJ A political determination as majestic as the Himalayas and a relentless vow to see the Ganga clean together with the peoples resolve not to make it any more foul may save this sacred river of India.