The Ministry of Environment and Forest has initiated Ganga action plan and Yamuna action plan (i) To save these major rivers of our country from pollution (ii) It is proposed to build a large number of sewage treatment plants (iii) Under these plans, only treated sewage may be discharged in the river

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However the number of sewage treatment plants has not increased enough to treat such large quantities. So the untreated sewage is often discharged directly into rivers leading to their pollution and increase in water-borne diseases. The Ministry of Environment and Forests has initiated Ganga Action Plan and Yamuna Action Plan to save these major rivers of our country from pollution. Under these plans, it is proposed to build a large number of sewage treatment plants so that only treated sewage may be discharged in