Centre approves projects worth around Rs 2,700 for developing sewerage infrastructure in Ganga basin

Centre has approved projects worth around 2,700 crore rupees for developing sewerage infrastructure in the Ganga basin. Out of these projects, 12 pertain to develop the sewerage infrastructure in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal. Along with this afforestation programmes for the year 2022-23 for Uttarakhand and Bihar were also approved at an estimated cost of 42.80 crore rupees. The aim of the project is to create an enabling environment for climate resilient and sustainable ecosystem management with community participatory



approach.

The approvals were given during the 6th meeting of the Executive Committee of National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG).  Another project titled ‘Scientific exploration of floral diversity near the Ganga river banks for ethnobotanical purposes along with their conservation was also approved in the meeting for all the five states.  The project will be implemented in collaboration with Patanjali Research Institute (PRI) and Patanjali Organic Research Institute (PORI), Haridwar, Uttarakhand.