UP signs MoU with Netherlands

Uttar Pradesh government today signed an MoU with the Netherlands for cooperation in areas such as cleaning of water resources, including river Yamuma in Agra and solid waste management.
The memorandum of understanding (MoU) which was signed by ambassador of the Netherlands Alphonsus Stoelinga and chief secretary Deepak Singhal in the presence of Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav.
The move aims at cooperation in areas like solid waste management, urban development and infrastructure, water management and supply, cleaning of water resources, lakes and ponds, sewage treatment, transport management and infrastructure, besides land reforms in 1,500 acre in the Ganga basin in Kanpur.

The Netherlands government will also assist in cleaning Yamuna in Agra and sewage treatment there, a press release said.
The MoU which will remain operational for the next three years will also see cooperation in areas like development of smart cities, cycle track, power capability in industry, agriculture and dairy, the release said.
The Chief Minister said that a skill development center for farmers will be set up in cooperation with the Netherlands.