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| Ganga in Maha Kumbh at Allahabad, 2013 |
Dear Narendra Modi ji,
We are very happy that you are leading India, a country
that has waited this long for the right leader.
I believe in destiny, and I understand it was destined that you lead
us in these times when the country needed an honest person like you. I’m writing to you for “Mission Clean Ganga”, some ideas which crossed my mind.
The
Problem - Polluted Ganga
1. Ganga
is not only polluted, it is also become a source of suffering for our large population.
Micro- organisms, bacteria & viruses grow conveniently in
the holy water and their impact on population is serious.
2. It
is estimated there are good number of diseases such as
Skin infections, GI tract infections,
ENT infections and many other viral diseases as a result of pollution of our rivers.
3. Most
of the polluted materials such as human excreta, city muck, and factory waste
all ultimately reach our rivers and finally Ganga, causing for such a bad state
of health.
The Solution - A Clean and sustainable Ganga
1. Create
a Parallel Canal and sub-canals along
with Ganga all the way from Rishikesh in the north to Kolkata in the east – one large enough to take all
waste coming out from cities & factories.
2. Divert
these canals with sub-canals to areas which are waste lands. Build large waste
treatment plants in these areas to treat this polluted water. Treated water may
further use to make these waste lands fertile, and these lands can become
productive over period of time.
3. Our
rituals – like Puja, Asthi Visarjan etc. although these pollute Ganga – they
may also be managed by creating HUBs at each 40-50 KM distance where small
structures can be created to perform basic rites & rituals, without
polluting Ganga.
The value potential of this project
1. There
is lot of value creation this way – Creating & developing waste land to
fertile land, developing organic fertilizers for farming as bi-product, and making Ganga Ma clean as it was in the beginning.
2. The
treated water will help in making the land fertile with plantation
and forestry bringing in newer opportunities.
3. Emergence
of Clean Ganga will help in cutting 20% of diseases in these areas, saving our
health care expenditure. Healthy people will lead a more productive life.
4. Direct employment opportunities this program may create for next 10 Years.
All
I can say - If our intention is good, means will follow. Modi ji – I
support your vision of clean Ganga.
Sincerely,
Siddharth
Paramhans
@sparamhans
