Question: Union Minister Shri Nitin Gadkari laid foundation stone for Namami Gange project in which cities?
(a) Mathura & Agra
(b) Varanasi & Prayagraj
(c) Prayagraj & Kanpur
(d) Kanpur & Agra
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
- On 23 January 2019, Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Road Transport & Highways and Shipping Shri Nitin Gadkari laid the foundation stones of six Namami Gange projects in Agra and Mathura.
- The four projects in Mathura have a sanctioned cost of Rs 511.74 crore.These include two sewerage projects.
- The first is an integrated sewerage infrastructure for the city on Hybrid Annuity Mode with ‘One-City-One-Operator’ approach and reuse of treated sewage water in Mathura refinery at a sanctioned cost of Rs 460.45 crore.
- The second, rehabilitation of sewerage infrastructure and up-gradation of STP at Vrindavan at a sanctioned cost of Rs 33.82 crore.
- There is also a project for cleaning of 27 Ghats at a sanctioned cost of Rs 3.60 crore.
- For abatement of Industrial Pollution, there will be a project for up-gradation of infrastructure of existing CETP for Textile Printing units at the Mathura Industrial Area at a sanctioned cost of Rs 13.87 Crore.
- The projects in Agra include comprehensive Sewerage Scheme for the city with ‘One-City-One-Operator’ approach on Hybrid Annuity Mode for creating new STPs of 176 MLD, up-gradation, rehabilitation of old plants and O&M for 15 years at a sanctioned cost of Rs 857.26 Crore.
- Construction of Sewerage Network in Western Zone, for laying of 251 Km sewer lines, 47,827 house connections, rising main of 3.80 Km under AMRUT Scheme at a sanctioned cost of Rs 353.57 Crore.
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