This is slow process but more effective . Before cleaning river , there is a need to work on Effective waste management system.

http://www.friendsoftheriver.org/site/PageServer?pagename=50ways

http://www.thameswater.co.uk/cycles/accessible/sewage_treatment.html

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/River_Thames_Rubbish_Trap%2C_London_-_Dec_2008.jpg/1280px-River_Thames_Rubbish_Trap%2C_London_-_Dec_2008.jpg Rubbish traps can be used to clean debris.This method is adopted in London to clean River Thames.

The city of Baltimore has installed a solar-powered water wheel that can process 23 metric tonnes of floating garbage every day. Please go through this link:http://www.sciencealert.com.au/news/20142307-25909.html

Turn the waste in the wtar to food for the flora and fauna. bio-catalyst is the future in waste water management and water treatment. the idea to clean up needs not only a green solution but also a sustainable one. Most cleaning agents will have an adverse effect on the aquaculture and this is the only way to clean a river. Bacterias and enzyme based products are a thing of the past and cause more harm in the long run.

Title of my patent filed on 09.11.2009. " A method of construction for Waterways, canals and Rivers to protect them from pollution from sewage and industrial effluents". Full details are available. This is the only way to cleans the River Ganges and not building an individual ETP for a city as it costly. Moreover there is no guarantee that the ETP would work efficiently. Recently the World Bank has sanctioned $1 billion loan to build them, What a waste of money !!!!

Please find attached best practices to Reverse the Water Pollution.

In Pittsburgh, there is a river called Ohio River. It was polluted same as GANGA. Their govt. with the help of Private Partner, they started to clean. Kindly follow the URL where all the details are available. http://kwalliance.org/what-we-do/clean-water-policy/ohio-river/. Moreover, we can make a commission which can track the development and include the citizen of India by assigning specific task and rewarding for completing it. Kindly follow the below URL: http://www.orsanco.org/.

Cleaning of Thames river is very successful. Thames was declared dead and now it is full of life. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/8059970/The-clean-up-of-the-River-Thames.html The best way to clean ganga is to involve students at school level in cleaning ganga and other rivers in india. Spread awareness among people at public places http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/8059970/The-clean-up-of-the-River-Thames.html