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World Bank steps up support for Namami Gange Programme
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 27 (ANI): The World Bank has approved funds worth USD 600 million for the development of infrastructure projects along the river Ganga under the National Ganga River Basin Project.
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Bihar CM instructs officials to carry out flood preventive measures in riv
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], June 24 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday instructed the state government officials to carry out flood preventive measures in the border areas and river basins of Koshi, Gandak and Kamala rivers.
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China limiting Mekong river's flow triggered drought in region, says US-ba
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], April 14 (ANI): A US-based research company has found that China limited the flow of the Mekong River following the construction of a number of its sprawling dams in its territory in the backdrop of a severe drought in the region last year.
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Meeting held to address holistic conservation approach in Ganga basin reju
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Feb 21 (ANI): A meeting was held here to address the holistic conservation approach towards river rejuvenation adopted by the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) in the Ganga River Basin.
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NMCG conserves wetlands in Ganga basin
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], Jan 19 (ANI): Deoria Tal, one of the high altitude wetlands in Uttarakhand, is an untouched marvel of nature.
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KCR, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy agree to supply water from Godavari in the Krish
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Jan 13 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao met his Andhra Pradesh counterpart YS Jagan Mohan Reddy at the former's official residence on Monday.
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NMCG organises 4th India Water Impact Summit 2019 in Delhi
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 7 (ANI): The Ministry of Jal Shakti and the Centre for Ganga River Basin Management and Studies (cGanga) led by IIT-Kanpur organised the fourth India Water Impact Summit here, which discussed water-related issues and steps taken to save the planet's most precious re
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YSRCP MLA Ambati Rambabu attributes sand shortage to floods in river Krish
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Oct 27 (ANI): Senior YSR Congress Party leader and MLA Ambati Rambabu on Saturday admitted that there was a scarcity of sand in the Krishna river basin and attributed the shortage to floods.
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'Immediate need to frame policy for river basin management, treated wastew
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) Director General Rajiv Ranjan Mishra has highlighted an immediate need to frame a comprehensive central policy document for river basin management and treated wastewater reuse.
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Massive rural sanitation drive by NMCG helps clean Ganga
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Haridwar, Uttarakhand [India], July 18 (ANI): Few miles from Haridwar city, Ajitpur is one among 4,465 villages located on the Ganga river basin which have been identified by the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) as part of its Ganga Rejuvenation plan.
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Assam: BSF personnel perform yoga asanas at Brahmaputra river basin
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Dhubri (Assam) [India], June 18 (ANI): Ahead of the International Yoga Day, Border Security Force (BSF) personnel performed several yoga asanas, near Border outpost (BOP) Takkamari on the bank of river Brahmaputra in Assam.
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Pakistan concludes Indus Waters inspection
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 31 (ANI): A delegation of officials from India and Pakistani on Thursday, concluded an inspection of two hydel power projects on the Chenab river basin as part of the bilateral Indus Water Treaty.
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