New Delhi, Sept. 11 -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India yesterday signed a USD 126.42 million loan agreement to promote rural development through sustainable and climate-resilient tourism in the Tehri Lake region of Uttarakhand, said an official statement.
According to the official statement, the signatories to the Sustainable, Inclusive and Climate-Resilient Tourism Development at Tehri Lake Area Project were Juhi Mukherjee, joint secretary of the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, and Kai Wei Yeo, Officer-in Charge, India Resident Mission for ADB.
After signing the loan agreement, Mukherjee said, " The ADB loan supports the Government of Uttarakhand's policy to position the state as a divers...