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New Delhi : Director General, National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), Rajiv Ranjan Mishra, held a review meeting on June 19, 2018, in New Delhi about projects in Bihar under Namami Gange programme and urged the officials of the state government, executing agencies and contractors to expedite the work.
In Bihar, at present, a total of 29 projects are sanctioned and are at various stages of implementation at a sanctioned cost of Rs 4,942.13 crore. At the meeting, it was decided that tenders will be invited for sewerage projects in Munger, Hajipur, Begusarai and Bhagalpur by the end of this month.
DG, NMCG, also reviewed in detail the progress of 8 projects for which Prime Minister Narendra Modi had laid the foundation stone in Mokama and Motihari on October 14, 2017 and April 10, 2018, respectively. While at Mokama, foundation was laid for 4 projects in Beur and Karmalichak sewerage zones of Patna, at Motihari, the PM laid the foundation for 4 projects in Pahari and Saidpur zones of Patna.
Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Nitin Gadkari had said during the signing of the concession agreement for the Mathura project on June 13, 2018, that the Government is determined to clean the tributaries of Ganga as well. During June 19 meeting with the DG, a detailed discussion was carried out on the projects being taken up on the tributaries of Ganga in Bihar.
The towns in Bihar for which Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) are being prepared are Supaul, Madhepura, Samastipur, Arwal, Gopalganj, Bagaha, Lakhisarai and Jamui. These projects will be taken up on Kosi, Burhi Gandak, Mahananda, Sone, Gandak, Kiul and Bagmati tributaries of Ganga, according to a PIB release.
DG, NMCG, along with other senior officials took stock of the progress of all projects going on in Bihar under the Namami Gange programme. Apart from the representatives of the state government and the executing agencies, the meeting was also attended by the representatives of contractors. While urging the state government officials to ensure that deadlines are adhered to, DG, NMCG, exhorted the contractors to expedite the work.