India Signs Agreement With World Bank To Clean Ganga

The agreement also seeks to strengthen rural livelihood and conserve biodiversity.

Environment and forest minister Jairam Ramesh, while signing the agreement said: "The objective of the Ganga project is that by 2020 no municipal sewage and industrial effluent will be let into the river without treatment. With help from the World bank, we are taking a big step forward in achieving this mission".

According to the minister, a collaborative body of the central and state governments, the National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) will implement the National Ganga River Basin Project with the assistance of the World Bank. Read the full report here.

Source: Hindustan Times, New Delhi.