UPSC Prelims 2016 · GS Paper 1 · Q23

Environment

Medium · National Ganga River Basin Authority

Consider the following statements regarding the National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA):

1. The river basin is treated as the unit of planning for its conservation efforts.

2. It has been established to spearhead the national effort at river conservation.

3. Its Chairman is a Chief Minister chosen on a rotational basis from among the basin states.

Which of the statements given above are correct?