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Consider the following regarding 'National Ganga River Basin Authority'

1) NGRBA is a statutory body.

2) NGRBA works with state and local level participation.

3) It is responsible to ensure that necessary resources are available.

Select the correct answer using codes given below

1 and 2

2 and 3

1 and 3

1, 2 and 3

Explanation:

All of the above are correct.

National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) is a financing, planning, implementing, monitoring and coordinating authority for the Ganges River, functioning under the water resource ministry of India. The mission of the organisation is to safeguard the drainage basin which feeds water into the Ganges by protecting it from pollution or overuse. In July 2014, the NGRBA has been transferred from the Ministry of Environment and Forests to the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, formerly Ministry of Water Resources (India)
It was established by the Central Government of India, on 20 February 2009 under Section 3(3) of the Environment Protection Act, 1986, which also declared Ganges as the "National River" of India.

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