October 01, 2024
- India has partnered with Denmark to set up a ‘Smart Laboratory on Clean Rivers’ that will help revive the Varuna River in Uttar Pradesh. This project, which is a component of the Green Strategic Partnership between the two countries, aims to manage rivers and use innovative techniques to restore them.
- This project involves the Indian Institute of Technology-Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, the Government of Denmark and the Government of India and aims to clean the Varuna River in a span of two to three years.
- The project has received a total of ₹21.8 crore as funding from the Ministry of Jal Shakti and Denmark and will use advanced models to study rivers.
- It aims at encouraging educational establishments and local residents to work with the government to devise methods to protect rivers.
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