German Offer for Ganga Rejuvenation

German Government has offered 3 million Euros for supporting Ganga Rejuvenation during the Indo-German Government Negotiations held in November 2014. An appraisal mission for this purpose is expected shortly to formulate concrete projects for initial assistance.

Many countries such as Germany, Australia, Canada, Singapore, Netherlands, etc have expressed interest to support Ganga Rejuvenation through knowledge/technology sharing and providing financial/technical assistance for cleaning up Ganga, capacity building, research and development, sharing of experiences, expertise and best practices, etc. National Mission for Cleaning Ganga is in continuous dialogue with the relevant organizations of these countries to facilitate a fruitful involvement of foreign countries in Ganga Rejuvenation.

This information was given by Union Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Sushri Uma Bharti in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.

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