UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2016

Which of the following are the key features of 'National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA)'? 1. River basin is the unit of planning and management. 2. It spearheads the river conservation efforts at the national level. 3. One of the Chief Ministers of the States through which the Ganga flows becomes the Chairman of NGRBA on rotation basis. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  1. 1 and 2 only
  2. 2 and 3 only
  3. 1 and 3 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3

Answer

Correct Answer

1 and 2 only

Explanation

NGRBA treats the river basin as the unit of planning and leads national-level river conservation efforts, making statements 1 and 2 correct. The Authority is chaired by the Prime Minister, not by rotating state Chief Ministers, making statement 3 incorrect.

Topics: environmental governance, indian polity, ngrba, river conservation bodies