Rawat seeks funds from Centre for Namami Gange projects

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat today sought funds and clearance of pending DPRs worth Rs 951.98 crore from the Centre to expedite waste management and sewage treatment projects under Namami Gange Project.
Rawat took up the issue with Union Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Conservation Minister Uma Bharti during their meeting in New Delhi today.
A total of 25 DPRs worth Rs 951.98 crore related to industrial waste management and sewage treatment work in Ramnagar, Sitarganj and Kashipurunder the Namami Gange project have been sent to the Centre already whose clearence is awaited, Rawat told Bharti.
Rawat also made a reference to his earlier letters to the Union Minister and demanded speedy release of the remaining Rs 732.23 crore which were to be given as the Centre's share for implementation of centrally sponsored projects in Uttarakhand.

Saying "non-allocation of the funds by the Centre has hurdled implementation of the projects", Rawat asked the Union Minister to release the remaining amount urgently.