Noting that the discourse should not be about saving the Ganga but serving it, he stressed the need for creating a "social involvement" in the issue and said the government is holding consultations and working in the right direction.
"If we bring a wrong medicine in the house, we do not consume it by saying since we brought it and we have to consume it. In some matters related to Ganga, there is a need to be strict.
"There are some issues related to Ganga which are so concerning, tanneries being one of them, in which one has to be maintain zero tolerance. Neither treated nor treated (water). Government is thinking about all these issues and working in the right direction," Dave said when asked about government's policy on existing tanneries.
Noting that Ganga has become very dirty and everybody is responsible for this, he said Prime Minister Narendra Modi monitors it at frequent intervals.