Thursday 7 March 2013

Cleaning of Godavari River

Cleaning of Godavari River

The projects for conservation of Godavari River at Nashik, Trimbakeshwar and Nanded in the State of Maharashtra and Bhadrachalam, Mancherial, Rajamundry and Ramagundam in the State of Andhra Pradesh consisting of works such as Interception & Diversion of drains, creation of sewage treatment plants, improved wood crematoria, riverfront development, afforestation etc. have been sanctioned at a total cost of Rs. 118.98 crore under National River Conservation Plan (NRCP). Under these projects, sewage treatment capacities of 127 Million Litres per Day (MLD) in Maharashtra and 58.46 MLD in Andhra Pradesh have been created at an expenditure of Rs. 112.81 crore. No funds have been released for these projects under the NRCP during the last three years. This was stated by Shrimati Jayanthi Natarajan Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Environment and Forests, in the Lok Sabha today, in a written reply to a question by Shri Dilipkumar Mansukhlal Gandhi.

She further stated that the Ministry has not received any proposal from the Government of Maharashtra for cleaning of Godavari River in view of the forthcoming Kumbh mela at Nashik in the year 2015.

RM/RS- USQ927 - LS
(Release ID :92891)

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