June 3, 2011; Senate Hall, IITD GRBMP Consultation Workshop Consortia of 7 IITs IIT Bombay IIT Delhi IIT Guwahati IIT Kanpur IIT Kharagpur IIT Madras IIT Roorkee Ganga River Basin Management Plan Friday, June 3, 2011 Senate Hall, IIT Delhi, New Delhi by With NGRBA Expert Members SWaRAIT BHUBESUJNUDUPU ISI KolkataWWF-India NEERI CFRI… … …

June 3, 2011; Senate Hall, IITD GRBMP Consultation Workshop Consortia of 7 IITs Programme First Session: 10:00 – 12:00 hrs Agenda: Share our Vision on GRBMP; Present Highlights of the Reports Prepared; Get Feedback, Comments and Suggestions; Way Forward Second Session: 12:15 – 13:45 hrs Agenda: Second Set of Reports; Further thought process; Get Feedback, Comments and Suggestions; Way Forward

June 3, 2011; Senate Hall, IITD GRBMP Consultation Workshop Consortia of 7 IITs GRBMP by Consortia of 7 IITs Objectives and Organizational structure

June 3, 2011; Senate Hall, IITD GRBMP Consultation Workshop Consortia of 7 IITs Can not afford to Experiment with River Like Ganga! Precautionary Principles must apply wherever knowledge gaps and uncertainties exist Apply modern science and new technologies but with traditional wisdom Gyan Dhara + Jana Gyan Supportive Capacity and Assimilative Capacity Our Philosophy

June 3, 2011; Senate Hall, IITD GRBMP Consultation Workshop Consortia of 7 IITs The Mantra:  Defecation  Ablutions  Discharge of wastewater  Throwing of used floral offerings  Rubbing of filth  Body shampooing  Frolicking  Acceptance of donations  Obscenity  Offering of inappropriate praises or even hymns in a incorrect way  Discarding of garments  Beating and  Swimming across, in particular Thirteen actions are prohibited on approaching the scared waters of the Ganga, namely:

June 3, 2011; Senate Hall, IITD GRBMP Consultation Workshop Consortia of 7 IITs Parts to Whole Parts ! Priority: Immediate Attention; Availability of Resources; Time Required Our Strategy Public Participation: Availability of Reports

June 3, 2011; Senate Hall, IITD GRBMP Consultation Workshop Consortia of 7 IITs Mile Stones  MOA Signed on July 6, 2010  First Core Group Meet : August 13, 2010  Second Core Group Meet : August 27, 2010  First Consultation Workshop: August 28, 2010  First Installment Received in October 2010  Third Core Group Meet: November 13, 2011  First Set of Reports Submitted: December 2010  Fourth Core Group Meet: January 6, 2011  Highlights presented to Secy, MoEF: January 7, 2011  Fifth Core Group Meet: January 22-23, 2011

June 3, 2011; Senate Hall, IITD GRBMP Consultation Workshop Consortia of 7 IITs Mile Stone  Sixth Core Group Meet: March 25-26, 2011  Workshop on PPP Model at IIT Kanpur: February 5, 2011  Comments and Suggestion Discussed: March 1, 2011  Consultation Workshop at BESU, Kolkata: March 8, 2011  Meeting with World Bank: March 14, 2011  Workshop on Kosi River in Patna: March 23, 2011  Responses to Comments Submitted: April 10, 2011  Revised Reports Submitted: April 11, 2011  First Meeting of the Standing Committee: April 18, 2011  PICC Meeting: April 27, 2011  Discussion on Revised Reports with NRCD, MoEF: May 18, 2011  Meetings of Various Thematic Groups  Participation in Several Workshops, Meetings and Conferences Organized by Various Groups

June 3, 2011; Senate Hall, IITD GRBMP Consultation Workshop Consortia of 7 IITs Reports … A: River Ganga at a Glance Identification of Issues and Priority Actions for Restoration B: Riverbank and River Water Quality Management Plan C: Sewage Treatment Recommendations and Guidelines D : Plan for Construction, Operation and Maintenance Sewage Collection, Treatment and Disposal Infrastructure Proposed under GRBMP E : Active Floodplain Mapping Defining the “River Space”

June 3, 2011; Senate Hall, IITD GRBMP Consultation Workshop Consortia of 7 IITs Genesis of These Reports  Brainstorming Sessions within the Team IIT and with MoEF Officials  Availability of Data and Resources  Time Required

GRBMP * Main Document GRBMP * Main Document Goals & Objectives Objectives GEN WRM FGM ENB SEC PLG GDM COM PIC EFL MIS Literature (SOA) Literature (SOA) Methodology (MTH) Methodology (MTH) Data (DAT) Data (DAT) Analysis (ANL) Analysis (ANL) Suggestions & Recommendations (S&R) Suggestions & Recommendations (S&R) nn Ver (MMM YYYY) Ver (MMM YYYY) WorkPackagesWorkPackages Areas Sewage Treatment EQP GRBMP : Recommendations and Guidelines Nirmal Dhara Nirmal Dhara Aviral Dhara Aviral Dhara Ecological Restoration River Course Development River Course Development Water Resource Development Water Resource Development Flood prevention Sustainable Agriculture Navigation & Recreation FinancialLayoutFinancialLayout StrategyStrategy Implementation Schedule Monitoring Mechanisms 004_GBP_IIT_EQP_S&R_02_Ver 1_Dec 2010 Concept MapReport Indexing

June 3, 2011; Senate Hall, IITD GRBMP Consultation Workshop Consortia of 7 IITs A. Upper Ganga ≈ 294 km Gaumukh to Rishikesh B. Middle Ganga≈ 1071 km Rishikesh to Varanasi C. Lower Ganga ≈ 1145 km Varanasi to Ganga Sagar Drainage Area of the Ganga River Covering 11 States in India (AIWFS Data Report A: 001_GBP_IIT_GEN_DAT_01 Ver 1_Dec 2010 The Ganga originates from the ice caves at Gaumukh (N 30º55´, E 79º7´) at an elevation of 4100 m. Alaknanda, its main tributary in the mountainous stretch, rises beyond Manna Pass, 8 km form Badrinath (N 30º44´, E 79º41´) at an altitude of 3123 m, and meets at Devprayag.

June 3, 2011; Senate Hall, IITD GRBMP Consultation Workshop Consortia of 7 IITs Report A: 001_GBP_IIT_GEN_DAT_01 Ver 1_Dec 2010  Highlights  General Observations (related to Ecology, river Water Quality, Pollution and condition of the river) and Recommendations for future work (mostly by IIT Consortia) in three segments: Upper Ganga, Middle Ganga and Lower Ganga  Recommendations on Sanitation, preparation of RRWQMP on priority for some identified towns, and on developing pilgrimage and spiritual spots in most sensitive places in UGS

June 3, 2011; Senate Hall, IITD GRBMP Consultation Workshop Consortia of 7 IITs Report B: 002_GBP_IIT_EQP_S&R_01_Ver 1_Dec 2010  Highlights  Riverbank and River Water Quality Management Plan [RRWQMP]  Preparation of RRWQMP  Components of RRWQMP  Importance of RRWQMP  Implementation of RRWQMP

June 3, 2011; Senate Hall, IITD GRBMP Consultation Workshop Consortia of 7 IITs Report B: 002_GBP_IIT_EQP_S&R_01_Ver 1_Dec 2010 Actions Required:  Preparation of RRWQMP should be started immediately and must have quality check.  The initial set of towns for which RRWQMP will be prepared should be identified and the respective ULBs instructed to get the RRWQMP prepared professionally.  NGRBA facilitates and supports preparation of RRWQMP by the ULBs. Actions Required:  Preparation of RRWQMP should be started immediately and must have quality check.  The initial set of towns for which RRWQMP will be prepared should be identified and the respective ULBs instructed to get the RRWQMP prepared professionally.  NGRBA facilitates and supports preparation of RRWQMP by the ULBs.

June 3, 2011; Senate Hall, IITD GRBMP Consultation Workshop Consortia of 7 IITs Wastes Point Non Point Solid (non-point) Liquid Domestic Agriculture (non-point) Industrial CitiesVillages Small DrainsOpen Defecation Old New Sewage CollectionTreatment Report C: 003_GBP_IIT_EQP_S&R_02_Ver 1_Dec 2010

June 3, 2011; Senate Hall, IITD GRBMP Consultation Workshop Consortia of 7 IITs Report C: 003_GBP_IIT_EQP_S&R_02_Ver 1_Dec 2010  Highlights  Selection of Appropriate Sewage Treatment Technology  Treatment Chain  Cost of Treatment and Land Requirement  Decision Matrix  Sludge Management  Flow Measurement  Bioassay Test

June 3, 2011; Senate Hall, IITD GRBMP Consultation Workshop Consortia of 7 IITs Treatment upto Tertiary Level Treatment upto Secondary Level Treatment Plant Footprint, m 2 /MLD Assessment Parameter/Technology ASP *,a MBBR *,c SBR *,a UASB+EA *,b MBR *,a WSP **,b Present (2010) Treatment Cost, paisa / L upto Secondary Treatment Present (2010) Treatment Cost, paisa/L Report C: 003_GBP_IIT_EQP_S&R_02_Ver 1_Dec 2010

June 3, 2011; Senate Hall, IITD GRBMP Consultation Workshop Consortia of 7 IITs Report C: 003_GBP_IIT_EQP_S&R_02_Ver 1_Dec 2010

June 3, 2011; Senate Hall, IITD GRBMP Consultation Workshop Consortia of 7 IITs Stage IPreliminary Treatment: Three Stage Screening: 25 mm bar racks (before pumping) 12 mm bar racks 5 mm mesh Aerated Grit Chamber if following unit operation is aerobic and Normal Grit Chamber if following unit operation is anaerobic. Expected effluent quality after preliminary treatment: No floating materials including polythene bags, small pouches, etc. Proper collection and disposal of screening and grit. Report C: 003_GBP_IIT_EQP_S&R_02_Ver 1_Dec 2010

June 3, 2011; Senate Hall, IITD GRBMP Consultation Workshop Consortia of 7 IITs Stage II: Primary and/or Secondary Treatment: Many options are available for second stage treatment. These options can be grouped into following three categories. Pond Based Systems or Activated Sludge Process (ASP) and its Modifications or equivalent systems including but not limited to SBR, UASB followed by ASP, ASP operated on Extended Aeration mode (EA-ASP), ASP with Biological Nutrient Removal (ASP+BNR), and MBBR or MBR Expected effluent quality after primary and secondary treatment: BOD < 30 mg/L SS < 20 mg/L Nitrified effluent Report C: 003_GBP_IIT_EQP_S&R_02_Ver 1_Dec 2010

June 3, 2011; Senate Hall, IITD GRBMP Consultation Workshop Consortia of 7 IITs Stage III Tertiary Treatment: Coagulation-flocculation-settling followed by filtration and disinfection. Expected effluent quality after tertiary treatment: BOD < 10 mg/L SS < 5 mg/L Phosphate < 0.5 mg/L MPN of fecal coliforms < 10/ 100 mL Report C: 003_GBP_IIT_EQP_S&R_02_Ver 1_Dec 2010

June 3, 2011; Senate Hall, IITD GRBMP Consultation Workshop Consortia of 7 IITs Salient Features of Recommended STPs:  Continuous measurement of flow at the inlet and outlet  Excellent preliminary treatment  Treatment up to tertiary level  Online bioassay test  Designed and built as modular units  Pumping and STPs to be taken together for contracting/bidding Salient Features of Recommended STPs:  Continuous measurement of flow at the inlet and outlet  Excellent preliminary treatment  Treatment up to tertiary level  Online bioassay test  Designed and built as modular units  Pumping and STPs to be taken together for contracting/bidding Report C: 003_GBP_IIT_EQP_S&R_02_Ver 1_Dec 2010

June 3, 2011; Senate Hall, IITD GRBMP Consultation Workshop Consortia of 7 IITs Report D: 004_GBP_IIT_EQP_S&R_03_Ver 1_Dec 2010  Highlights  Restoration of “Nirmal Dhara”  Sewage Collection, Treatment and Disposal Infrastructure  Funding and Implementation Issues: Current Scenario  Funding and Implementation Issues: Proposed Changes  Funding and Implementation Issues: New Paradigm  Private Participation: Design-Build-Operate (DBO) Model  Compliance, Legal Implications and Regulatory Issues  DBO Model: Public Monitoring

June 3, 2011; Senate Hall, IITD GRBMP Consultation Workshop Consortia of 7 IITs Report D: 004_GBP_IIT_EQP_S&R_03_Ver 1_Dec 2010 Recommendations and Actions Required:  Henceforth, all new sewage treatment plants (item 6) and associated sewage pumping stations (item 5) should be constructed and managed together, i.e., by the same agency.  The sewage pumping and treatment infrastructure should be built in a modular fashion such that the capacity is at most 125% of the actual sewage availability.  All new sewage treatment plants sanctioned by the NGRBA should require treatment up to tertiary level (as specified in GRBMP_IIT_EQP_SNR 02 _Ver 1 Dec 10) and should be funded by the DBO model as specified in this report.  All necessary clearances, permissions, etc. required by NGRBA for funding of sewage treatment plants using the DBO model should be obtained.  The process of empanelment of reputed service providers interested in participating in construction, operation and maintenance of sewage treatment plants through the DBO route should be started. Recommendations and Actions Required:  Henceforth, all new sewage treatment plants (item 6) and associated sewage pumping stations (item 5) should be constructed and managed together, i.e., by the same agency.  The sewage pumping and treatment infrastructure should be built in a modular fashion such that the capacity is at most 125% of the actual sewage availability.  All new sewage treatment plants sanctioned by the NGRBA should require treatment up to tertiary level (as specified in GRBMP_IIT_EQP_SNR 02 _Ver 1 Dec 10) and should be funded by the DBO model as specified in this report.  All necessary clearances, permissions, etc. required by NGRBA for funding of sewage treatment plants using the DBO model should be obtained.  The process of empanelment of reputed service providers interested in participating in construction, operation and maintenance of sewage treatment plants through the DBO route should be started.

June 3, 2011; Senate Hall, IITD GRBMP Consultation Workshop Consortia of 7 IITs Report E: 005_GBP_IIT_FGM_DAT_01_Ver 1_Dec 2010  Data Report: Mapping of Active Flood Plane using Remotely Sensed Data.

June 3, 2011; Senate Hall, IITD GRBMP Consultation Workshop Consortia of 7 IITs (a) LANDSAT 2003 data showing the meander scroll and the stretch of Ganga upstream of Kanpur. The active floodplain of the river is shown with a dashed line. Note that the right bank of the river does not have any active floodplain whereas the left bank has a wide floodplain. (b) LANDSAT data of the Kanpur area during the flood of (a) (b) Report E: 005_GBP_IIT_FGM_DAT_01_Ver 1_Dec 2010

June 3, 2011; Senate Hall, IITD GRBMP Consultation Workshop Consortia of 7 IITs (a) LANDSAT 2003 data showing the meander scroll and the stretch of Ganga upstream of Kanpur. The active floodplain of the river is shown with a dashed line. Note that the right bank of the river does not have any active floodplain whereas the left bank has a wide floodplain. (b) LANDSAT data of the Kanpur area during the flood of (a) (b) Report E: 005_GBP_IIT_FGM_DAT_01_Ver 1_Dec 2010

June 3, 2011; Senate Hall, IITD GRBMP Consultation Workshop Consortia of 7 IITs Ganga Basin boundary map showing the major states, the river Ganga and the active floodplain associated with it on AWIFS Report E: 005_GBP_IIT_FGM_DAT_01_Ver 1_Dec 2010

June 3, 2011; Senate Hall, IITD GRBMP Consultation Workshop Consortia of 7 IITs Enlarged view of the stretch of Ganga around Kachlabridge plotted on Landsat 2010 data Report E: 005_GBP_IIT_FGM_DAT_01_Ver 1_Dec 2010

June 3, 2011; Senate Hall, IITD GRBMP Consultation Workshop Consortia of 7 IITs Feedback, Comments and Suggestions; And Way Forward

June 3, 2011; Senate Hall, IITD GRBMP Consultation Workshop Consortia of 7 IITs Future Plans: Tentative  Requires Discussions and Consensus amongst Team Members 1. SWOT of GAP: Objectives  I &D; Brought in Disposal Standards; Strength: Involvement of Academic Institutes in WQM and STP Monitoring 2. Expenditure of 1000 crores!; Now 7000 crores! 3. National River  National River Act! 4. NGRBA  Institutional Framework 5. Distributed Storages  Revival/Creation of Ponds and small streams 6. Issue of HEPs and E Flows

June 3, 2011; Senate Hall, IITD GRBMP Consultation Workshop Consortia of 7 IITs Challenges Data and Information Access to reports and Information Interaction with other Ministries  MOWR and MOP for E Flow and HEPs; MOUD for Urban Infrastructure Scramble Competition  No one wins; Few Cows and too many Calves

June 3, 2011; Senate Hall, IITD GRBMP Consultation Workshop Consortia of 7 IITs Upcoming Reports 1. Review of Wastewater Reuse Projects Worldwide (EQP) 2. Plan for Renovation, Operation and Maintenance of Existing Pumping Stations and Sewage Treatment Plants in Ganga River Basin (EQP) 3. Hydrological Modeling of Ganga Basin (WRM) 4. Mapping of Legislations 5. Livelihood 6. Preliminary Report on Environmental Flows 7. Delineation of Valley Margin and Geomorphic Mapping of Channel Belt and Active Flood Plain of Ganga River 8. Floral and Faunal Diversity in Upper Ganga 9. Status of Agriculture in Ganga Basin 10. Ganga Basin Information and Communication Network 11. SWOT of GAP

June 3, 2011; Senate Hall, IITD GRBMP Consultation Workshop Consortia of 7 IITs Ganga Basin Information and Communication Network

June 3, 2011; Senate Hall, IITD GRBMP Consultation Workshop Consortia of 7 IITs Gangapedia Home Page

June 3, 2011; Senate Hall, IITD GRBMP Consultation Workshop Consortia of 7 IITs Feedback, Comments and Suggestions; And Way Forward

June 3, 2011; Senate Hall, IITD GRBMP Consultation Workshop Consortia of 7 IITs Thank You !