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August 6, 2011; PBCEC, IITK

GRB EMPENB 3rd WorkshopConsortia of 7 IITs

IIT Bombay

IIT Delhi

IIT Guwahati

IIT Kanpur

IIT Kharagpur

IIT Madras

IIT Roorkee

Ganga River Basin Environment

Management Plan

Saturday, August 6, 2011PBCEC, IIT Kanpur

by

Ecology and Biodiversity Third Workshop

SWaRA IT BHU BESU JNU DU PU

ISI Kolkata WWF-India NEERI

CFRI … … …



Our Belief

The qualities of the Ganga water are:

Coolness, sweetness, transparency, high tonic property, wholesomeness, potability, ability to remove evils, ability to

resuscitate from swoon caused by dehydration, digestive property and ability to retain wisdom



Challenge

Growing population, urbanization,

industrialization and agriculture

Continuously flow ( ) Un-polluted Flow ( )

Protecting the river system

Longitudinal, lateral and vertical connectivity Adequate space for various river functions Ecological entity

Adequate provision for soil, water and energy



GRBMP by Consortia of 7 IITsObjectives and Organizational structure



Can not afford to Experiment with River Like Ganga!

Precautionary Principles must apply wherever knowledge gaps and uncertainties exist

Apply modern science and new technologies but with traditional wisdomGyan Dhara + Jana Gyan

Supportive Capacity and Assimilative Capacity

Our Philosophy



The Mantra:

Defecation Ablutions Discharge of wastewater Throwing of used floral offerings Rubbing of filth Body shampooing Frolicking Acceptance of donations Obscenity Offering of inappropriate praises or even hymns in a

incorrect way Discarding of garments

Beating and

Swimming across, in particular

Thirteen actions are prohibited on approaching the scared waters of the Ganga, namely:



Working: Parts to Whole

Parts !Priority: Immediate Attention;

Availability of Resources; Time Required

Our Strategy

Thought Process: Whole to Parts

GRBMP*

Main Docum

ent

VISOIN

Goals & Objectives

GEN

WRM

FGM

ENB

SEC

PLG

GDMCOM

PICEFL

MIS

Literature

(SOA)Methodol

ogy(MTH)

Data(DAT)

Analysis(ANL)

Suggestions & Recommendation

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MISSIONS

Work Packages

Areas

Sewage TreatmentEQP

GRBMP :Recommendations and Guidelines

NirmalDhara Aviral

Dhara Ecological

Restoration

River Course

Development

Water Resource

DevelopmentFlood

prevention

Sustainable

Agriculture

Navigation &

Recreation

FinancialLayout

Strategy Implementation

ScheduleMonitoring

Mechanisms

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Concept MapReport Indexing

E c o s y s t e m s i n G a n g a B a s i n

Structural Components

Abiotic Biotic

Functional Components

Transport of Elements

Features of biochemical Cycling

Interactions

Energitics

Production

Consumption

Fluxex of C, N, P, S Mass balance

Subsystems

Fresh water

Estuarine

Wetlands

Terrestrial

Flowing

Storages/Pondages

Main Stem

GangotriTo

Farakka

Artificial

Natural

Tributaries

Farakka to Gangasagar

Hoogly - Matlah

Permanent

TransientDiara Lands

Riparian

Cultivated

Forests

Grasslands / Scrublands

Chemical Characteristics

Flow

Sediment Load

Habitat

Nutrients

Salanity

Decomposables

Recalcitrant

Dissolve Gases

Toxicants

Metals Pesticides

Producers

Consumers

Decomposers

Phytobenthos

Phytoplankton

Macrophytes

Zooplankton

Macroinvertibates

Vertibrates

Zoobanthos

Fish

Higher Vertibrates

Bacterial FungusCulturable

Non Culturable

Aquatic

Extra Aquatic

E c o s y s t e m s i n G a n g a B a s i n

Functional Components

Transport of Elements

Features of biochemical Cycling

Interactions

Energitics

Production

Consumption

Fluxex of C, N, P, S Mass balance

Wetlands

Terrestrial

Storages/PondagesArtificial

Natural

Permanent

TransientDiara Lands

Riparian

Cultivated

Forests

Grasslands / Scrublands

Subsystems

Fresh water

Estuarine

Flowing

Main StemGangotri

To Farakka

Farakka to Gangasagar

Hoogly - Matlah

Higher Vertibrates

Structural Components

Abiotic Biotic

Chemical Characteristics

Flow

Sediment Load

Habitat

Nutrients

Salanity

Decomposables

Recalcitrant

Dissolve Gases

Toxicants

Metals Pesticides

Producers

Consumers

Decomposers

Phytobenthos

Phytoplankton

Macrophytes

Zooplankton

Macroinvertibates

Vertibrates

Zoobanthos

Fish

Bacterial FungusCulturable

Non Culturable

Aquatic

Extra Aquatic

Tributaries



Ganga Basin Information and Communication Network



Gangapedia Home Page



Feedback, Comments and Suggestions; And Way Forward



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