Notification of the Ministry of Environment and Forests establishing the National Ganga River Basin Authority.

This Notification provides for the establishment of the National Ganga River Basin Authority and defines its composition and its powers and functions.
Powers and functions of the Authority include: development of river basin management plans and regulation of activities aimed at the prevention, control and abatement of pollution in the river Ganga to maintain its water quality; maintenance of minimum ecological flows in the river; measures for the protection of flood plains, augmentation of sewerage infrastructures, treatment of catchment areas, etc.; and the promotion of water conservation practices.
The Notification empowers the Authority to have jurisdiction in all the States through which the river Ganga flows.