
PULP & PAPER INDUSTRY ASSESSMENT
Strategy for improving condition of water bodies in the vicinity of pulp and paper industries in Ganga river basin
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) consortium submitted the Ganga River Basin Management Plan (GRBMP) to the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation (MoWR, RD & GR), Government of India in 2015. The GRBMP’s recommendations were by and large broad-based, strategic measures, and on some aspects detailed, ready-to-implement actions. There was a need to have an action plan that addressed specific issues regarding the river’s rejuvenation with technology-based solutions.