New Delhi
Scaling and speeding up the efforts, Central Government has approved raising three Territorial Army (TA) battalions. Specially trained engineers, environmentalists and scientists will be an integral part of the battalions along with fully skilled manpower.
The battalions will work in phases and will initiate with cleaning of banks of the holy river zones designated by the experts in commencement with ministries. Post cleaning of banks the battalions will undertake water desalination, purification and afforestation along the Ganga.
It should be noted here that a battalion constitutes of thousand well trained members. These three battalions will work under the guidance and directions of Ministry of Water Resources, responsible for ambitious Clean Ganga Campaign to achieve Namami Gange aims. Indian army will train these personnel who will write the new script of Ganga cleaning.
Specially trained engineers, environmentalists and scientists along with skilled manpower will handle complex water purifying plants, sources said. Funds for equipment like desalination plants and sewage treatment units will be provided by the Water Resources.
The battalions will also help agencies (roped in by Ministry) in soil treatment to enhance the fertility of land for agricultural purposes, along the banks of revered river Ganga.
Government has given in-principle approval, Ministry of Defence and Water Resources are working out modalities to design a framework of operations and work share (this includes allotment of zones to TA battalions for operations). It is expected that the battalions will be operative within six months.
Territorial Army has expertise in improving environment, their Ecological battalions (eight specialized battalions) are engaged in preserving environment and ecosystem. Greening of barren Aravali hills around National Capital Region is result of the hard work put up by these units.
The ecological units have arrested environmental degradation by planting more than 25 million trees over 22,000 hectares of land in Mussoorie hills and Pithoragarh in Uttarakhand, Bikaner and Jaisalmer in Rajasthan and Chambal ravines in Madhya Pradesh.
Part of regular Indian Army, TA battalions comprise volunteers in the age group of 18 to 40 and receive military training for a specified period in a year. Raised in 1949, TA is governed by Army Act and has taken part in 1971 IndiaPakistan war apart from helping civil administration in times of natural calamities like earthquake in Latur (Maharashtra) and Uttarkashi and super cyclone in Odisha.
Personnel of TA are drawn from various fields in civilian domain and have to serve for a designated period. They comprise doctors, engineers, management professionals, businessmen and farmers. Known as second line of the Defence, the TA units relieve the regular Army units from static duties and assist civil administration in times of natural calamities. They also provide units to the regular Army in times of war.
Scaling and speeding up the efforts, Central Government has approved raising three Territorial Army (TA) battalions. Specially trained engineers, environmentalists and scientists will be an integral part of the battalions along with fully skilled manpower.
The battalions will work in phases and will initiate with cleaning of banks of the holy river zones designated by the experts in commencement with ministries. Post cleaning of banks the battalions will undertake water desalination, purification and afforestation along the Ganga.
It should be noted here that a battalion constitutes of thousand well trained members. These three battalions will work under the guidance and directions of Ministry of Water Resources, responsible for ambitious Clean Ganga Campaign to achieve Namami Gange aims. Indian army will train these personnel who will write the new script of Ganga cleaning.Specially trained engineers, environmentalists and scientists along with skilled manpower will handle complex water purifying plants, sources said. Funds for equipment like desalination plants and sewage treatment units will be provided by the Water Resources.
The battalions will also help agencies (roped in by Ministry) in soil treatment to enhance the fertility of land for agricultural purposes, along the banks of revered river Ganga.
Government has given in-principle approval, Ministry of Defence and Water Resources are working out modalities to design a framework of operations and work share (this includes allotment of zones to TA battalions for operations). It is expected that the battalions will be operative within six months.
Territorial Army has expertise in improving environment, their Ecological battalions (eight specialized battalions) are engaged in preserving environment and ecosystem. Greening of barren Aravali hills around National Capital Region is result of the hard work put up by these units.The ecological units have arrested environmental degradation by planting more than 25 million trees over 22,000 hectares of land in Mussoorie hills and Pithoragarh in Uttarakhand, Bikaner and Jaisalmer in Rajasthan and Chambal ravines in Madhya Pradesh.Part of regular Indian Army, TA battalions comprise volunteers in the age group of 18 to 40 and receive military training for a specified period in a year. Raised in 1949, TA is governed by Army Act and has taken part in 1971 IndiaPakistan war apart from helping civil administration in times of natural calamities like earthquake in Latur (Maharashtra) and Uttarkashi and super cyclone in Odisha.
Personnel of TA are drawn from various fields in civilian domain and have to serve for a designated period. They comprise doctors, engineers, management professionals, businessmen and farmers. Known as second line of the Defence, the TA units relieve the regular Army units from static duties and assist civil administration in times of natural calamities. They also provide units to the regular Army in times of war.
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