Answer:
Due
to the requirements of the increasing population, large amounts of industrial
effluents and untreated sewage are released into drains which ultimately flow
into rivers. Further, due to requirements in agriculture and industry, larger amounts
of water are being drained out from rivers. All this has led to increased
pollution of the water remaining in the rivers.
The government has launched various action plans to clean rivers. The
major offensive in this regard is the National River Conservation Plan (NRCP),
which envisages pollution abatement in 38 major rivers covering 172 towns in 20
states currently. Under this plan, 4400 million litres of sewage is targeted to
be intercepted, diverted and treated every day.
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