Rs 70 bn spent on cleaning Ganga in two years without any results: NGT

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday expressed dissatisfaction over the cleaning up of Ganga and said the situation was extraordinarily bad and hardly anything effective has been done to clean the river.

A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice A K Goel said that despite claims by the authorities, the work done on the ground for Ganga rejuvenation was not adequate and regular monitoring was required to improve the situation.

The Green panel ordered a survey to seek views of common man about what he feels on the ground about the pollution in Ganga and said the feedback could be given through e-mail of the authorities concerned.