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The Ganga action plan - a project to clean up the polluted water of Ganga, plans to intercept and divert municipal sewage falling into the river from 25 large urban conglomerates in three states. Name these three states

A: UP, Haryana and Punjab

B: UP, Bihar and West Bengal

C: HP, UP, Haryana

D: Bihar, Orissa and West Bengal

The answer is: B

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The correct answer is (B) UP, Bihar, and West Bengal.

The Ganga Action Plan aimed to intercept and divert municipal sewage falling into the Ganga River from 25 large urban conglomerates in these three states. These states are Uttar Pradesh (UP), Bihar, and West Bengal. The project intended to tackle the issue of sewage pollution in the Ganga by implementing measures to prevent sewage discharge from these urban conglomerates and improve the overall water quality of the river.