Industrial Pollution Management
Published on August 19, 2010 by INVC · No Comments
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INVC,,
Delhi,,
An agreement for the project “Capacity Building for Industrial Pollution Management” was signed with the World Bank on 22.07.2010. The total cost of the project is USD 75.39 million (Rs. 339.26 crores approx.). The World Bank contribution would be 85% (Rs. 288.68 crores approx.) of the total cost.
The objectives of project are (i) the development of a framework for establishment of a National Programme for Rehabilitation of Polluted Sites (ii) to build the technical capacity of select State Pollution Control Boards for undertaking environmentally sound remediation of ten highly polluted sites, two in Andhra Pradesh and eight in West Bengal on pilot basis. The time frame for completion of the project is five years.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Environment and Forests (Independent Charge) Shri Jairam Ramesh,
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