Question : The Ganga Action Plan was directed by:
Option 1: Rajiv Gandhi
Option 2: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Option 3: Manmohan Singh
Option 4: Indira Gandhi
Correct Answer: Rajiv Gandhi
Solution : The correct answer is Rajiv Gandhi.
The Ganga Action Plan was launched in 1985 by Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. It was the first river action plan and was launched under the aegis of the Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Climate Change (MoEFCC). Now, it was renamed the Namami Ganga Project in June 2014 as a flagship program for the conservation of the River Ganga.