UPSC CSE Mains 2013 · GS3

Enumerate the National Water Policy of India. Taking river Ganges as an example, discuss the strategies which may be adopted for river water pollution control and management. What are the legal provisions of management and handling of hazardous wastes in India?

Theme

T156 River pollution & Ganga cleaning

What UPSC asks in this theme

UPSC asks industrial river pollution mitigation, Namami Gange and earlier schemes' mixed results, and National Water Policy with hazardous waste rules.

What to cover

Namami Gange components
Ganga Action Plan lessons
Industrial effluent norms; ZLD
Hazardous waste rules

Writing the answer

Use examples

These notes are for the whole theme, built from all 3 of its PYQs. UPSC does not publish model answers.

On the map

Map module 2: Drainage & water bodies

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