The Ganga Action Plan was first introduced in which of the following years?a) 1982b) 1985c) 1988d) 2000Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

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The Ganga Action Plan was first introduced in which of the following years?

a)
1982
b)
1985
c)
1988
d)
2000

Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

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The Ganga Action Plan was a multi-crore project which came about in 1985 because the quality of the water in the Ganga was very poor. The Ganga runs its course of over 2500 km from Gangotri in the Himalayas to Ganga Sagar in the Bay of Bengal.
It is being turned into a drain by more than a hundred towns and cities in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal that pour their garbage and excreta into it. Largely untreated sewage is dumped into the Ganges every day.
In addition, pollution is caused by other human activities like bathing, washing of clothes and immersion of ashes or unburnt corpses. And then, industries contribute chemical effluents to the Ganga pollution load and the toxicity kills fish in large sections of the river.

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