Reporting by C.J. Kuncheria; editing by Chris Pizzey for REUTERS NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The World Bank will loan India $1 billion over the next five to seven years to clean up the Ganges, the holy river that is one of the world’s most polluted, the country’s environment minister said on Wednesday. The lender will [...]
W.Bank to loan India $1 bln to clean up Ganges
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Filed Under conservation, drinking water, fresh water, health, pollution, social structures, water security, world water Tags: bay of bengal, cremation, floating corpses, ganges, glacier, Holy River, india, industrial effluents, pollution, river banks, Sacred River, sewage, The Ganges River, world bank lending
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