Austria’s OeEB lends Euro 13 million for Kolkata STP

Kolkata: Vishvaraj Environment Pvt. Ltd. (VEPL), an ESG-focussed water utility firm today announced that it has received Euro 13 million loan from Oesterreichische Entwicklungsbank AG, the Development Bank of Austria (“OeEB”), for its Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM) project at Maheshtala under the Namami Gange programme administered by the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG).

Turtle Sanctuary to be set up in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh

Allahabad, Oct 4 (IBNS): In order to protect the rich aquatic biodiversity of river Ganga from escalating anthropogenic pressures, development of a Turtle Sanctuary in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, along with a River Biodiversity Park at Sangam has been approved under the Namami Gange programme.

Septage management needed to fulfil Clean Ganga Mission, building toilets not the answer

Luciknow, Feb 14 (IBNS): Simly building toilets will not improve sanitation in the Ganga basin pointed out experts from Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) at a recent media briefing organised on the theme ‘Challenges and concerns of septage management in the National Mission for Clean Ganga’.