Washington: The World Bank has approved a $ 1 billion credit and loan for cleaning the river Ganga that accounts for one-fourth of India's water resources.
A significant part of the Bank's support will go towards financing demonstrative investments for reducing pollution in a sustainable manner, in four key sectors: wastewater collection and treatment, industrial pollution control, solid waste management, and riverfront management, a statement said.
The World Bank's National Ganga River Basin Project will help build the capacity of the NGRBA's new operational institutions to manage the Ganga clean-up and conservation programme.
In 2009, India had set up the National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) to help clean the river.
It will also help fund priority investments critical for reducing pollution in the river.
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