Steps taken towards clean ganga: A. Ganga Action Plan: It was announced in 1985 by the Ministry of Environment & Forests. This was the first River Action Plan was introduced for the improvement of water quality through interception, diversion and treatment of domestic sewage. This plan aimed in preventing the entry of toxic and industrial chemical wastes to the river. B. National River Conservation Plan: This conservation plan was developed as an extension for the Ganga Action Plan with an aim to cover all the major rivers of India. C. National River Ganga Basin Authority (NRGBA): Controlled by the Prime Minister of India, the National River Ganga Basin Authority was formed under Section-3 of the Environment Protection Act, 1986 by the Central Government in 2009. It declared the Ganga as the ?National River? of India. D. A Government clean-up campaign was started in 2010 to prevent the entry of untreated municipal sewage or industrial runoff into the river."