INITIAL OBJECTIVE IN 1985: IMPROVING THE GANGA WATER QUALITY TO ACCEPTABLE STANDARDS (VAGUE)
REVISED AND CLEAR OBJECTIVE – IN 1987: RESTORING THE GANGA WATER QUALITY TO BATHING STANDARD
COST
- RS. 256.26 CRORE: ORIGINAL SANCTIONED COST
- RS. 462.04 CRORE: REVISED SANCTIONED COST, APPROVED IN AUGUST 1994
25 CLASS-I TOWNS SPREAD ACROSS FOUR STATES
- 6 TOWNS: UTTAR PRADESH
- 4 TOWNS: BIHAR
- 15 TOWNS: WEST BENGAL
- WEST BENGAL: 110 SCHEMES SANCTIONED – ALL COMPLETED
- UTTAR PRADESH: 106 SCHEMES SANCTIONED – ALL COMPLETED
- BIHAR: 45 SCHEMES SANCTIONED – 44 COMPLETED
- 1340 MLD: TOTAL ESTIMATED WASTEWATER IN 25 TOWNS COVERED UNDER PHASE-I
- 868.69 MLD: SEWAGE TREATMENT CAPACITY CREATED UNDER PHASE-I
- 882.19 MLD: SEWAGE CAPACITY CREATION TARGET OF GANGA ACTION PLAN PHASE-I
- WEST BENGAL: 371.06 MLD – 15 PROJECTS
- UTTAR PRADESH: 375.09 MLD – 13 PROJECTS
- BIHAR: 122 MLD – 6 PROJECTS (TARGET – 7 PROJECTS)