Question: Recently, the National Mission for Clean Ganga has approved eight projects under Namami Gange program. What is the estimated cost of these projects?
(a) More than 700 crores
(b) Up to 500 crores
(c) Up to 350 Crore
(d) More than 50 crores
Answer: (a)
Related Facts:
- National Mission for Clean Ganga has approved eight projects under Namami Gange program worth Rs. 700 crore.
- Of these, four pertain to sewage management in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal.
- Three are related to treatment of drains through bio-remediation at an estimated cost of Rs 4.29 crore and one of inventorization and surveillance of river Ganga.
- Project for pollution inventorization, assessment and surveillance on river Ganga has an estimated cost of Rs 42.9 crore.
- Its purpose is to monitor the environmental regulation and water quality in the River Ganges.
- In Uttar Pradesh, sewage treatment related works at an estimated cost of Rs 213.62 crore have also been approved that includes construction of two STPs (28 MLD + 05 MLD) in Farrukabad and one 2 MLD STP at Bargadiya drain in Fatehpur.
Reference:
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintHindiRelease.aspx?relid=67552
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=171519
http://www.jagran.com/news/national-projects-worth-rs-700-crore-sanctioned-for-namami-gange-programme-16840250.html