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Rs 20,000 cr allocated for Namami Gange Programme: Uma Bharti

Bharti said projects worth Rs 4,000 crore were taken up in previous 29 years

Uma Bharti
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Union Minister for Water Resources and Ganga Rejuvenation Uma Bharati gestures after addressing a press conference at her residence in New Delhi

Press Trust of India New Delhi
The government has allocated Rs 20,000 crore for Namami Gange Programme and a timeline set to complete projects, Union Minister Uma Bharti today told the Rajya Sabha.

The obstacles to meet the timelines have also been removed, the Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation said while replying to supplementary question by K T Tulsi during Question Hour. "Will Ganga ever be clean," Tulsi asked.

Sharing the member's concern, Bharti said this was the first time that the Modi government has given a timeline and all the issues and obstacles to meet the deadline have been addressed.

Bharti said projects worth

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