The 48th meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) approved eight projects worth around Rs 638 crore on Tuesday.

• The meeting was held under the chairmanship of the Director General, NMCG G Asok Kumar. In an attempt to clean River Hindon, which is a tributary of River Yamuna, four projects worth Rs 407.39 crore were approved for pollution reduction in the Shamli district.
• These projects are part of the comprehensive ‘Hindon Rejuvenation Plan’.
• The projects which were sanctioned are to prevent the flow of polluted water into the Krishni River.