London: Four natural sites of India, including Kaziranga National Park and river Ganges have qualified to represent the nation in the New7wonders of Nature Global Contest, organiser said on Wednesday.

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Malda, Jan. 1: The state irrigation department in Malda is awaiting permission from the Ganga Flood Control Commission to begin a Rs 33 crore anti-erosion work along the river in the border areas.

Most religious beliefs involve some ceremonial use of 'holy' water and in India the water of the river Ganga is treated with such reverence. Scientists studied that the water of Ganga at its origin is in a pure state and even after being kept for several years, does not get contaminated.

Seeks Sacrosanct Status For River

Dehradun: Charging the High Level Expert Group (HLEG) formed by the Centre to keep River Bhagirathi

The goal of the Living Ganga Programme is to develop and implement strategies for sustainable energy and water resources management within the ganga basin, in the face of climate change. This programme brings together components of climate adaptation, vulnerability assessment, environmental flows and water allocation coupled with pollution abatement and co-management of water and energy.

New studies, committees and a tag of national river. Will it help? the government has decided to declare the Ganga a national river, following campaigns from several quarters to preserve its cultural and religious significance. A High Powered Ganga River Basin Authority, to be chaired by the prime minister, will be set up as an empowered planning, implementing and monitoring

Water is the nuclear power plant

The recent Kosi floods have proved once again that inadequate control measures have been responsible for the recurring disasters. Typically flood control and riverine studies focus on hydrological information, whereas a much more integrated approach that pays attention to specific morphological factors is required.

Way to economic development The Ganga Expressway, extending from Ballia district to Greater NOIDA, will link the underdeveloped eastern Uttar Pradesh (UP) with the affluent western part. It

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