Kolkata, January 5, 2018.

 

The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has approved three projects worth Rs.278.6 crore under 4 Municipalities for West Bengal. These include swage management works in Kamarhati and Baranagar Municipalities (60 MLD STP, De-silting of sewer lines etc.) at an estimated cast of Rs. 172.10 crore under PPP-based Hybrid Annuity mode, pollution abatement works for river Ganga in Berhampore Municipality (3.5 MLDSTP and sewer network) at an estimated cost of Rs.52.2 crore and sewage management works in Nabadwip Municipality (9.5 MLD STP and renovation of 10.5 MLDSTP) at an estimated cast of Rs.54.3 crore.

With these approvals, all projects related to sewage management in high pollution load towns along river Ganga have been sanctioned.

NMCG has approved five projects in all, at a costRs.295.01 croes. The other two include one in Uttarakhand at a cost of Rs.4.68 crore and the other, of Rs.11.73 crore is related to ghat improvement works in Varanasi.

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