Gadkari urges UK business leaders to help in Clean Ganga

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New Delhi : Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Nitin Gadkari has called upon Indian business leaders in UK to come forward and cooperate with the Indian Government in its Namami Gange project to clean the river Ganga.

Addressing a gathering of business leaders in London on November 27, 2017, Gadkari said that while Nirmal Ganga is the foremost priority for the Government, people’s participation is also vital for maintaining the river’s pristine glory. Gadkari said that there are projects worth more than Rs 10,000 crore for development of ghats, crematoria, waterbodies, parks, sanitation facilities, public amenities and river front development which need additional funding

He informed that projects worth over Rs 2,500 crore, available for private funding have been published as a booklet and are also available on the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) website as an e-booklet .The Minister appealed to the business leaders to select projects of their choice for funding. He said the list of projects is only illustrative and will be updated. As of now there are projects in the category of development of ghats and crematoria, modernisation of existing ghats.

Talking about the work being done by the Government for ensuring Nirmal Ganga, Gadkari said that more than 119 ghat projects have already been taken up in five states at the cost of Rs 650 Crore, according to a PIB release.