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Removes 2016 order’s blanket declaration that the Ganga flood plain is a “contruction free zone”; new stratified definition may allow contruction in areas subject to moderate or rare flooding, subject to clearances
Centre redefines Ganga floodplain, drops 'construction-free zone' provision
The amendment removes the "construction-free zone" wording and instead says that the banks of the Ganga and its tributaries and their floodplains shall be maintained to reduce pollution sources and pressures, and preserve their natural groundwater recharge functions through necessary measures.