World Bank approved USD 400 mn to enhance support for rejuvenating Ganga

The World Bank approved $400 million, about Rs.3,000 crore, to enhance its support for the Government of India’s program to rejuvenate the Ganga river. It is expected that this assistance will help stem pollution in the river.
The assistance provided by the World Bank will help strengthen the management of the river basin which is home to more than 500 million people.
The Second National Ganga River Basin Project (SNGRBP) will support the government’s Namami Gange program and its long-term vision for controlling pollution in the river and restoring its water quality.
The first World Bank project was aimed to help build critical sewage infrastructure in 20 pollution hotspots along the river. The first project will help the current project to scale this up to the tributaries.
It should be noted that over 40% of India’s GDP is generated in the densely populated basin.