Ganga-basin states to get Rs 305 cr for anti-erosion works

  • 16/10/2006

  • Financial Express (New Delhi)

To mitigate damages caused due to annual flooding in various states,which come within the Ganges catchment area, the government on Monday approved sanction of a revised scheme amounting to Rs 305 crore for anti-erosion works on the river bank. "The cabinet committee on economic affairs (CCEA) gave its approval for the sanction of the revised scheme amounting to Rs 305 crore for taking up anti-erosion work in the Ganga basin states during the 10th Plan Period,' the official spokesperson said.