The basic objective of WQM Programme of rivers currently being undertaken under NRCP is to evaluate the impact of implementation of the pollution abatement schemes in the towns located along the identified polluted stretches of the rivers.

National River Conservation Directorate (NRCD) the re-designated Ganga Project Directorate, which was established in 1985 to implement the Ganga Action Plan (GAP) fulfils one of the key mandates conservation of rivers under Ministry of Environment Forests (MoEF).

The Principal objective of waste water treatment is generally to allow human and industrial effluents to be disposed of without danger to human health or unacceptable damage to the natural environment.