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If the Centre has its way, the National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) - a key central body which monitors planning and execution of all schemes of Ganga rejuvenation in coordination with five states - will be converted into a commission under Parliament Act so that it can work more effectively.

  A proposed law on this matter was discussed in a high-level review meeting here on Ganga cleaning on Thursday where Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for an "uncompromising mission-mod approach" to stop further pollution of the country's national river.

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