Union minister for water resources, river development and Ganga rejuvenation Uma Bharati announced that an amount of Rs 20,000 crore has been sanctioned for making the Ganga pollution-free.

While launching the 'Namami Gange Project' in the city for holistic cleaning of the Ganga on Monday, Uma said: "Under the project, an amount of Rs1,700 crore will be released for Allahabad, Rs1,000 crore for Kanpur and Rs 450 crore for Varanasi. The money will be utilized for purification of the river and enhancement of the capacity of sewage treatment plants (STPs)."

Allahabad's sanctioned amount of Rs 1,700 crore will be utilized for making the river 'nirmal' (clean) and 'aviral' (continuous) and for better sewage management. The existing capacity of several STPs will also be enhanced. In this connection, an amount of Rs 40 crore has been sanctioned for enhancement of the capacity of Salori STP, she announced..............Read more

Source web page: Times of India