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Ganga has recently been declared the national river. Discuss the implication with respect to pollution of this river.

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The Ganga is the largest river in India with an extraordinary religious .importance for Hindus. Situated along its banks are some of the world.s oldest inhabited cities like Varanasi and Patna. It provides water to about 40% of India.s population across 11 states, serving an estimated population of 500 million people or more, which is larger than any other river in the world. A number of initiatives have been undertaken to clean the river but failed to deliver desired results. After getting elected, India.s Prime minister Narendra Modi affirmed to work for cleaning the river and controlling pollution. National River Ganga Basin Authority (NRGBA) was established by Central Government of India on 20 february 2009 under section 3(3) of the environment protection act 1986. It also declares Ganges as the National River of India.
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