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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