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Which of the following are the key features of 'National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA)'? 1. The river basin is the unit of planning and management. 2. It superheads the river conservation efforts at the national level. 3. One of the Chief Ministers of the States through which the Ganga flows becomes the Chairman of NGRBA on a rotation basis. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Which of the following are the key features of 'National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA)'? 1. The river basin is the unit of planning and management. 2. It superheads the river conservation efforts at the national level. 3. One of the Chief Ministers of the States through which the Ganga flows becomes the Chairman of NGRBA on a rotation basis. Select the correct answer using the code given below. Correct Answer 1 and 2 only

The correct answer is 1 and 2 only.

  • Ministry of Jal Shakti is the nodal Ministry for the NGRBA (National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA).
  • The NGRBA is chaired by the Prime Minister and has as its members the Union Ministers concerned, the Chief Ministers of the States through which Ganga flows, i.e.  Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal, among others. Hence statement 3 is incorrect.
  • The river basin is the unit of planning and management, an internationally accepted strategy for integrated management of rivers. Hence statement 1 is correct.
  • National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) will spearhead river conservation efforts at the national level and implementation will be by the State Agencies and Urban Local Bodies. Hence statement 2 is correct.

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