Detailed Project Reports(DPRs)
There are several DPRs made by our Indian Government and we succeed in those also. The prime example is “Ganga Bachao Abhiyan” or we can say “National Mission to Clean Ganga(NMCG)” and started in 2015-16. So after only this the DPR on River Rejuvenation started in India. This is based on 4 components
- Implementation of Forestry Interventions.
- Improving knowledge management and national capacity development.
- The maintenance phase involves scaling up the replication of successful models.
- National coordination of forestry actions and river conservation.
It focuses on acknowledging that the growing water crisis is on account of the degradation of river ecosystems. The project used a multi-scale, multi-stakeholder, multidisciplinary, and holistic strategy to achieve the overarching goals of ‘Aviral Dhara’ (uninterrupted flow), ‘Nirmal Dhara’ (clean water), and ecological rejuvenation.
The 13 rivers cover a total basin area of 18,90,110 square kilometers, which accounts for 57.45% of the country’s geographical area. The 13 rivers and their 202 tributaries total 42,830 kilometers of designated riverscapes. It suggests many types of river afforestation, including timber species, medicinal plants, grasses, shrubs, fire feed, and fruit trees, with the goal of increasing water, recharging groundwater, and containing erosion.
The Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) are created for three main environments along the rivers: natural, agricultural, and urban. Each river has its own unique plan. To address prioritized locations in the riverscape, site-specific treatments for soil and moisture conservation are recommended. This includes planting grasses, herbs, forestry, and horticultural trees using GIS approaches. In addition to these treatments, other supporting activities will be implemented. This includes policy-level interventions, strategic and adaptive research, capacity building, awareness creation, project administration, and participatory monitoring and evaluation.
River Rejuvenation Projects in India
River rejuvenation Projects often aim to restore the health and functionality of rivers that have been deteriorated by human activities such as pollution, damming, deforestation, and urbanization. These initiatives seek to improve water quality, increase aquatic ecosystems, restore natural flow patterns, and lessen the effects of flooding.
The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC ) has proposed the rejuvenation of 13 major rivers across the country. They released Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) on river rejuvenation. Rivers include Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, Sutlej, Yamuna, Brahmaputra, Luni, Narmada, Godavari, Mahanadi, Krishna, and Kaveri.
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