What is a river basin management approach?

I was reading about world bank funded projects. They are funding river cleaning projects. I want to know what is river basin management approach?

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3 Answers

1. World bank and the local entities are working on Ganga basin project. Details must be available on world bank website.

2. thank you Donna for clear explaination on river basin management approach. Is there any project going on in your country with the support from world bank for river basin management? thank you for your valuable comment. - RASOOL.

3. River basin management approach
   
   A river basin management approach goes beyond the treatment of industrial and domestic effluents at distinct points along the river to include other forms of pollution as well. It also looks at surface and ground water resources as well as water flow levels in the entire basin as these impact the river’s water quality and ecological sustainability. For example, a basin-wide approach would include the protection of catchment areas, promoting agricultural productivity, and providing for minimum ecological flows, in addition, of course, to treatment of industrial and domestic wastewater.