Question: Recently the National Mission for Clean Ganga under the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation in collaboration with which of the following institute announced the formal launch of Centre for Ganga River Basin Management and Studies (CGRBMS)?
(a) IIT Kanpur
(b) IIT Roorkee
(c) IIT Delhi
(d) MNIT Allahabad
Ans (a)
Related facts:
- On 17 April 2016 the National Mission for Clean Ganga under the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation in collaboration with Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IITK) announced the formal launch of Centre for Ganga River Basin Management and Studies (CGRBMS) in New Delhi.
- The Centre will act as a think-tank to the government as well as knowledge hub to coordinate all activities within the Ganga river basin.
- The activities will include science, technology, research, innovation, social, economics, finance and investment related aspects.
- The Ministry signed a 10 year Memorandum of Agreement with IITK for provision of continual scientific support in the implementation and dynamic evolution of the Ganga River Basin Management Plan.
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