Ques: Recently Government has signed a loan agreement with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for pollution abatement of which river?
(a) Ganga river
(b) Mula-Mutha river
(c) Yamuna river
(d) Periyar river
Ans (b)
Related facts:
- On 13 January 2016, The Government signed a loan agreement with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for pollution abatement of River Mula-Mutha in Pune under National River Conservation Plan (NRCP).
- The project is scheduled to be completed by January, 2022.
- The Government of Japan will provide a soft loan of 19.064 billion Yen (about Rs. 1000 crore) to Government of India for the project at an interest rate of 0.30% per annum.
- On this occasion Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Prakash Javadekar was present.
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