Indian Govt. on 13th January signed Rs. 1000 crore loan agreement with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for which river ?
A. Ganga
B. Yamuna
C. Narmada
D. Mula-Mutha
Answer:D
Indian Govt. on 13th January signed Rs. 1000 crore loan agreement with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for which river ?
A. Ganga B. Yamuna C. Narmada D. Mula-Mutha
Explanation: Government of India signed a loan agreement with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for pollution abatement of River Mula-Mutha in Pune under National River Conservation Plan (NRCP) in the presence of Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Prakash Javadekar, here today. The Government of Japan has committed to provide a soft loan of 19.064 billion Yen (about Rs. 1000 crore) to Government of India for the project at an interest rate of 0.30% per annum. Speaking soon after the agreement was signed, Shri Javadekar termed it a ‘historic agreement’. The Minister also said that it marked the beginning of a new chapter of cooperation with Japan. The project cost will be shared between Government of India and Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), the implementing agency for the project, in the ratio of 85:15 respectively.