Bengal tops in executing 'Clean Ganga' schemes: Mamata

Posted on 27th Mar 2015 11:43 am by mohit kumar

Kolkata, March 26 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday claimed her state has topped in implementing "Clean Ganga" mission schemes.

"West Bengal tops in executing the Clean Ganga mission schemes among the five states through which the Ganges flows.

"The other four states are Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand. This is given in a recent report of the Ministry of Water Resources," Banerjee posted on her official Facebook page.

Citing the report, Banerjee, also the Trinamool Congress supremo, said Bengal has the highest number of sanctioned projects (30) of which 24 had been completed.

"The data shows that Bengal also has the highest number of sanctioned projects and completed 24 out of the 30 sanctioned projects. These projects are being implemented in 24 towns across the state, with a sanctioned cost of Rs.1,352 crore," she said.

Other news

Fadnavis sitting on ministers' assets details: RTI activist

Mumbai, March 25 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is yet to take a decision

Israel-Hamas War: 'This is the time for restraint as well as dialogue and diplomacy', what did PM Modi say on the Israel-Hamas war?

Amid the Hamas-Israel conflict, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said new challenges are em

Himachal Politics: Six turncoat Congress MLAs will be given membership? The Assembly Speaker can make a big decision today

Himachal Pradesh Assembly Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania may issue orders on the future of 6 turn

Imran's conversation with people: Pak PM said - inflation took away my sleepless nights, journalists are spreading despair - I want Nawaz Sharif

According to Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, rising inflation in the country has snatched his

I&B ministry bags award for 'significant' online presence

New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) The ministry of Information & Broadcasting was on Tuesday confer

Will a person never die after spending one and a half crores: People freezing dead bodies to be alive again in the future; What is cryonics?

It is about the year 2018. The mother of Subhabrata Majumdar, who lived in Kolkata's 'James Long

Do not panic when money is transferred to the wrong account, know how to get your money back

In the digital age, every work is being done online. Banking, payment, booking, shopping, ration,

Naresh Tikait threatens, will set lives on fire, said in Meerut Kisan Panchayat – Tikait family is not like Vikas Dubey

BKU President Naresh Tikait, who came to the Kisan Panchayat at Urja Bhawan in Meerut, said that

Cyclone Amphan updates: 'Amphon' IMD turned into a very severe cyclone

New Delhi, Agencies. According to the Meteorological Department of India (IMD), Cyclone 'Amphun',

27th day of Farmer agitation: Farmers will take a decision today on the invitation of the government to talk, said - If you want to discuss then do it on our agenda

Today is the 27th day of the peasant movement. Farmers will meet today to talk to the government.