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- Union Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Changehas sanctioned a new project to control pollution in River Sal inGoaunder the National River Conservation Plan.
- The project is scheduled for completion by January 2021 and it will help in reduction of pollution load in the river Sal and improvement in its water quality
- In the year 2015, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) had identified the Sal river stretch in Goa as one of the 302 polluted river stretches across the country based on Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) levels.
- The National River Conservation Plan (NRCP) covers conservation of 31 more rivers in overall 14 states, other than Ganga and its tributaries.
- NRPC is 100% Centrally funded scheme.
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