Rs 1, 145 crore projects approved under National Mission for Clean Ganga
The National Mission for Clean Ganga's (NMCG) executive committee gave a nod to 14 projects worth Rs 1,145 crore. The statement said that the projects pertain to sewerage management, curbing industrial pollution, and biodiversity conservation among others. Out of total eight projects are related to sewerage management in five main stem Ganga basin states of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal.
Four projects in Uttar Pradesh include tapping of Assi drain in Varanasi by constructing a 55 MLD Sewage Treatment Plant (STP), and other works costing Rs 308.09 crore. Other projects include:
- Construction of 13 MLD STP and renovation of existing structures among others in Vrindavan at a cost of Rs 77.70 crore
- Construction of 12 MLD STPs and laying of interception and diversion (I&D) network in Kosi Kalan town in Mathura district costing Rs 66.59 crore
- 6 MLD STPs and laying of I&D network in Chhata town in Mathura
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