Question: Recently Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation has constituted a committee to prepare draft Ganga Act. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the committee?
(a) Justice Sanjay Mishra
(b) Justice Deepak Mishra
(c) Justice Giridhar Malviya
(d) Justice Sudhir Agarwal
Ans: (c)
Related facts:
- On 22 July 2016 the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation has constituted a committee to prepare draft Ganga Act.
- Justice Shri Girdhar Malviya (Retd.) has been appointed as the Chairman of the committee.
- Other members of the committee are: Shri V.K.Bhasin, Ex-Secretary, Legislative Department, Govt of India, Prof. A.K. Gosain, llT Delhi and Prof. Nayan Sharma, llT Roorkee. Shri Sundeep, Director, National Mission for Clean Ganga is the Member Secretary.
- The Committee has been asked to prepare a Draft Act on Ganga ensuring wholesomeness of the River.
- The Act should have provisions to ensure cleanliness (Nirmalta) and uninterrupted e-flow (avirlta)) of Ganga.
- The Committee may take into consideration any other issue which it may deem fit in the drafting of the Act.
- The tenure of the Committee would be for a period of three months which may be extended by another three months, if required.
- 79 year old Justice Malviya who is Chairman of Ganga Mahasabha is associated with Ganga conservation movement.
- The Mahasabha was founded by his grandfather and founder of BHU Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya.
Reference:
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=147512