Which of the following are the key features of 'National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA)'?
- 1.River basin is the unit of planning and management.
- 2.It spearheads 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 rotation basis.
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Answer: A. Statement 1 is correct: NGRBA, set up in 2009, used the river basin as the unit of planning. Statement 2 is correct: it led Ganga conservation at the national level. Statement 3 is wrong: it was chaired by the Prime Minister, not a Chief Minister by rotation. So 1 and 2.
Watch for: Since Chief Ministers of Ganga states were members, students assume they also chaired it.
Why the other options are wrong
- B. Wrong because the Prime Minister, not a Chief Minister, chaired NGRBA.
- C. Wrong because Statement 3 is false and Statement 2 is correct.
- D. Wrong because there was no rotating chairmanship.
Source to check: Ministry of Environment and Forests notification constituting NGRBA, 20 February 2009 (under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986)
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