Question raised in Lok Sabha on River Pollution in Hilly Areas, 22/12/2015
Question raised in Lok Sabha on River Pollution in Hilly Areas, 22/12/2015. The NGRBA programme along with work of Ganga & its tributaries is with Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation from 01/08/2014 onwards. So far under the NRCP & NGRBA programmes, river pollution abatement works amounting to ` 408.39 crore have been sanctioned for the hill States of Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Nagaland, and sewage treatment capacity of 124 million litres per day (mld) has been created. The details of funds released to the State Governments of Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Nagaland for implementation of sanctioned works under NRCP/NGRBA programmes during the last three years and current year, State-wise are at Annexure.