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Topic 243 · Environment, Climate & Biodiversity

Small River Rejuvenation Framework and national waterways

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Revise the 12 points first Book 1 RATNA

Core Trigger: A draft Small River Rejuvenation Framework was unveiled under the National Mission for Clean Ganga; it is not yet notified.
Definition: It defines small rivers as natural streams 50–150 km long, usually within one or two districts, seasonal or perennial.
Lead Body: NMCG, the implementing arm of Namami Gange, houses the draft framework.
Approach: It prefers nature-based solutions and targets pollution, lost connectivity with floodplains, and geomorphological correction of channels.
Priority Factors: Rivers are ranked by flow reduction, pollution, administrative feasibility and ecological factors.
Funding: No new budget line: it uses VB-G RAM G, the Swachh Bharat Mission and Namami Gange.
India Link: Delhi's Sahibi is now the Najafgarh drain; Mumbai's Mithi, Hyderabad's Musi and Chennai's Cooum are named.
Headquarters: The Inland Waterways Authority of India is headquartered at Noida.
Founded: IWAI was constituted on 27 October 1986 under the Inland Waterways Authority of India Act, 1985.
Landmark: The National Waterways Act, 2016 (assent 25 March 2016, in force 12 April 2016) declared 111 National Waterways.
Statute: The Inland Vessels Act, 2021 replaced the 1917 Act with one national registration regime.
Key Terms: NW-1 is the Ganga–Bhagirathi–Hooghly, Prayagraj to Haldia, about 1,620 km; a fairway is a waterway's navigable channel.

Question 1 of 10

What is the current status of the draft Small River Rejuvenation Framework?

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Answer: (C) Not yet notified

Core Trigger: A draft Small River Rejuvenation Framework was unveiled under the National Mission for Clean Ganga; it is not yet notified.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 243, point 1

Question 2 of 10

The framework defines small rivers as natural streams of what length?

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Answer: (D) 50 to 150 km

Definition: It defines small rivers as natural streams 50–150 km long, usually within one or two districts, seasonal or perennial.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 243, point 2

Question 3 of 10

Which body, the implementing arm of Namami Gange, houses the draft framework?

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Answer: (A) NMCG

Lead Body: NMCG, the implementing arm of Namami Gange, houses the draft framework.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 243, point 3

Question 4 of 10

The framework prefers which type of solutions?

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Answer: (B) Nature-based solutions

Approach: It prefers nature-based solutions and targets pollution, lost connectivity with floodplains, and geomorphological correction of channels.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 243, point 4

Question 5 of 10

Which of the following is/are correct? 1. Pollution is a factor for ranking rivers. 2. Administrative feasibility is a factor for ranking rivers.

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Answer: (C) Both 1 and 2

Priority Factors: Rivers are ranked by flow reduction, pollution, administrative feasibility and ecological factors.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 243, point 5

Question 6 of 10

The framework has no new budget line. Which scheme is among those funding it?

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Answer: (C) Swachh Bharat Mission

Funding: No new budget line: it uses VB-G RAM G, the Swachh Bharat Mission and Namami Gange.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 243, point 6

Question 7 of 10

The Inland Waterways Authority of India is headquartered at which city?

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Answer: (D) Noida

Headquarters: The Inland Waterways Authority of India is headquartered at Noida.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 243, point 8

Question 8 of 10

IWAI was constituted on which date?

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Answer: (B) 27 October 1986

Founded: IWAI was constituted on 27 October 1986 under the Inland Waterways Authority of India Act, 1985.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 243, point 9

Question 9 of 10

The National Waterways Act, 2016 declared how many National Waterways?

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Answer: (D) 111

Landmark: The National Waterways Act, 2016 (assent 25 March 2016, in force 12 April 2016) declared 111 National Waterways.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 243, point 10

Question 10 of 10

Which of the following is/are correct? 1. The Inland Vessels Act, 2021 replaced the 1917 Act. 2. NW-1 runs from Prayagraj to Haldia, about 2,620 km.

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Answer: (A) Only 1

Statute: The Inland Vessels Act, 2021 replaced the 1917 Act with one national registration regime. Key Terms: NW-1 is the Ganga–Bhagirathi–Hooghly, Prayagraj to Haldia, about 1,620 km; a fairway is a waterway's navigable channel.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 243, point 11, point 12

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