Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh), Dec. 14 -- : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday chaired the first meeting of National Rejuvenation, Protection and Management of River Ganga Council (National Ganga Council) at Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology here.
Also present in the meeting were Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat and Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar Sushil Kumar Modi, among others.
The Prime Minister will also review the progress of work done and deliberate on aspects of cleaning the Ganga.
Kanpur has a population of more than three million spread over an area of 260 Sq. Km. Though it has required tre...