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NMCG approves rejuvenation projects of 6 polluted river stretches in Uttarakhand ANI | Updated: Jul 17, 2021 11:18 IST
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): New projects of rejuvenation of six polluted river stretches in Uttarakhand were approved at the 36th Executive Committee meeting of the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), chaired by Rajiv Ranjan Mishra, Director General, NMCG.
As per an official statement issued on Friday, sewerage projects for Ganga towns in Uttarakhand have already been completed in the state for pollution abatement along the Ganga under the Namami Gange program and the Mission has been focusing on the rejuvenation of tributaries of the Ganga with priority on the polluted stretches.
Scientific Disposal of Bio-Medical Waste arising out of COVID-19 treatment
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