Uma Bharti invites PSUS to join Clean Ganga Mission

Union Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Uma Bharti has called upon Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) to come forward to join the government's Clean Ganga Mission.

Speaking at the 58th annual day celebrations of National Projects Construction Corporation Limited ( NPCC), a PSU of Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, here yesterday, she said companies like NPCC can play a very positive role in Ganga Rejuvination Programme by effectively contributing to it.

Uma Bharti complimented the company for the turnaround achieved by it and expressed the hope that it would earn more laurels in the years to come.

National Projects Construction Corporation Limited (NPCC) was established in the year 1957 as a premier construction company to create necessary infrastructure for economic development of the country. It was to provide the necessary manpower and knowhow for the construction of National Projects and also act as a price deterrent for the private sector.

In its 56 years of existence, the Corporation has associated itself with the completion of over 130 national projects from concept to commissioning stage.

Besides completion of projects in India and contributing to the socio-economic growth of country, the corporation has also successfully executed several overseas projects.