Question: For rejuvenation of which of the following river an agreement has been signed between India and Germany?
(a) Ganga
(b) Yamuna
(c) Sabarmati
(d) Kaveri
Ans (a)
Related facts:
- On April 2016 an Implementation Agreement for Ganga Rejuvenation under the Namami Gange Programme was signed in New Delhi.
- The agreement was signed between the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation and German International Cooperation (GIZ) of Germany.
- The objective of the agreement is to enable responsible stakeholders at National and State level to apply integrated river basin management approach for the rejuvenation of the river Ganga.
- This will be based on Indo-German Knowledge exchange and practical experience on strategic river basin management issues, effective data management system and public engagement.
- The project will closely cooperate with other National and international initiatives including Indo-German bilateral projects like Support to National Urban Sanitation Policy (SNUSP) and ‘Sustainable Environment-friendly Industrial Production’ (SEIP).
- The project duration is three years i.e. from 2016 to 2018 and the German contribution in the project will be to the tune of Rs. 22.5 crore.
- Initial actions will focus on the State of Uttarakhand, with scope of expansion to other upstream Ganga States.
- It may be recalled that ‘Namami Gange’ Programme, is a flagship programme of Government of India with a renewed impetus to decrease river pollution and conserve the revered river ‘Ganga’.
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