Enumerate various reasons for river pollution in the country. Why have successive government efforts failed to make significant dent in river pollution problem?

According to NITI Aayog, 70% of India freshwater is contaminated despite silver centrality in India as where 80% population depend on 14 major rivers in the country.

Cultural & economic activities contribute to population & overexploitation as :

1. use of river water by local communities like watershed. 2. discharge of pollutants by industries. eg: taneries in kanpur into ganga. 3. use of river for inland water transport as it is most economical. eg: National waterway 1 on ganga.

eg: NMCG has 3 members against mandated s7.

Thus, there is a need for further efforts like:

promote use of technology eg: caseless income training by CSR

make it a Jan Andolan (gang) paradi and inclusive people.

state capacity building regular and steady finance

River ecosystem requires a holistic approach of river pollution is to be abated.