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Clean Ganga spending

*Clean Ganga: A project target for scenic views.*

#Government of India has released Rs. 4321.05 crore till as at 28 February 2017 to the #National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), of which Rs.1,984.49 crore has been expended.

The government has also sanctioned 143 projects under #Namami Gange Programme (including the existing projects sanctioned under #National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) Programme) as at January 31, 2017. These are for cleaning of river Ganga.

This update was given by #Minister of State for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation #Vijay Goel in a written reply in Lok Sabha on 9 March 2017.

NGRBA is resolved to stop untreated municipal sewage and industrial effluent discharged into Ganga by 2020.

Meanwhile, six Hydel Projects on Upper Ganga has been submitted to the #Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change by the Expert Body for carrying out #Cumulative Impact Assessment (CIA) and #Carrying Capacity Study (CCS) in upper reaches of Ganga in Uttarakhand since October 19, 2015. fii-news.com