L. Cole, H. Saulmon, and C. Schroeder

1. L. Cole, H. Saulmon, and C. Schroeder Ganges Action Plan

2. Problems Facing the Ganges It is getting polluted by toxins and harmful chemicals People are drinking the water which is very unsanitary Cremated bodies are being sprinkled across the water Dead bodies are being sent into the river People are using the Ganges as a public restroom There is no place for trash so it is ending up in the Ganges

3. Our Plan Buy many things such as: 750 Toilets 500 Water filters 1,000 Water filter cartridges A retaining wall (customized to the riverbank) 50 Rowboats 200 workers paid $75 a month 8,000 Garbage bins Rope

4. Purpose of the objects The purpose of the water filter is to clean the water. There will be one worker on five filters. The clean water will be stored in garbage bins until most of the dirty water is gone. Once this happens they can put all of the clean water back in the Ganges. This will take a long time. The purpose of the toilets is to have a place for the people to use the restroom. The toilets would be on the edge of the water, so it would still feel like they were on the Ganges. These toilets would flow into a certain part of the river separated from this part by a retaining wall. The purpose of the water filter cartridges is to run the water filters. These will need to be replaced after 125 gallons have been filtered. The workers will exchange these. Once the water is mainly clean we will buy less and less cartridges.

5. Purpose of the objects (cont.) As I mentioned earlier the garbage bins will be used for trash and also hold clean water until it is time to dump it. The garbage will be dumped into a landfill on the side of the river. The purpose of the Row Boats is to not pollute the water with dirty boats. There will be boat drivers at every boat. They can either pray, drink, or take a ride. On the murky side we will offer up boats that they can rent and get rid of the dead body. These will take up a major portion of our budget. The purpose of the retaining wall is to separate the clean water from the murky water. The murky side is going to contain factory waste and sewage. These would be carried by pipes in the ground. We will save money for this because we are unaware of the cost. There will be at least 200 workers for the many jobs. These include the water filters, the boats, and dumping the garbage. The rope will be used to separate the shallow water from the deep.

6. Timeline Year 1(2012): Set up retaining wall. Start buying and setting up filters, cartridges, and toilets. Year 2 (2013): Hire workers to start the filtering process and patrol river. Finish plumbing and make toilets usable. Year 3 (2014): Start boat rides. Make rental boats available. Re open the river.

7. Outcome of Our Plan What we hope to happen is that the water on the clean side (which is 1,000 mi. long) will stay clean with filters. We will rope off the river after the shallow end. We will have clean boats going in the deep end, and in the murky water (which is 500 mi. long)they can rent boats to dump dead bodies or ashes. We will not force them to give up their religious ceremonies and views. They will be able to pray in shallow waters or take boats in deep waters. They can use actual toilets alongside the river. Workers will do a lot of the work with garbage, water filters, and boats. This should keep the Ganges clean for a long time.

8. Prices Rope: $50,500 Garbage Bins: $111,760 Retaining Wall: $10,000 Row Boats: $206,999.50 Cartridges: $20,000 Price: $43,500 Workers: $180,000 Total: $622,759.50 Leftover money will be used for toilet paper, cartridges, and workers pay.

9. Thanks For Watching To the tune of Bob the Builder: Mother Ganges, Can we clean it? Mother Ganges, Yes we can! Our plan will put a smile on you face!!!!!!!