The Centre has expressed confidence that by 2020 the polluted river Ganga would be cleaned and Rs 15,000 crore will be spent on it.

"The Union Government is confident to clean the holy Ganga river by 2020 and Rs 15,000 crore will be spent for this purpose under the river development fund," environment minister Jairam Ramesh said here.

The Centre plans to save the river by making it 'nirmal' (clean) and 'aviral' ( free flowing), he told reporters yesterday.

"We will not only ensure 'aviral dhara' (continuous flow of the river stream), as being demanded by several NGOs, but also ensure 'nirmal dhara' (clean and pollution free flow), the minister said........Click for more

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