Union Drinking Water and Sanitation Minister, Uma Bharti, on Wednesday likened the government’s initiative to mandate a minimum flow for the Ganga as a “MeToo moment” for Indian rivers. “All rivers in India would say ‘MeToo’ and would want that such standards be imposed for them [to restore their health] as we have done for the Ganga. Women and rivers must not be taken lightly,” she told a press conference accompanied by Union Water Resources Minister Nitin Gadkari. The government has, for the first time, mandated that parts of the Ganga must have a minimum quantity of water—or ecological flow as it is called in scientific circles — at all stretches, all through the year.
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