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- Indian Hindu takes a dip in polluted waters of river Ganges in Allahabad, India. (reuters_tickers)
- The World Bank will loan India $1 billion (600 million pounds) over the next five to seven years to clean up the Ganges, the holy river that is one of the world's most polluted, the country's environment minister said on Wednesday.
The lender will also help India access $4 billion in funds for stopping dumping of untreated waste into the Ganges, according to a joint statement issued by Minister Jairam Ramesh and World Bank President Rober Zoellick in the Indian capital.
- The government has planned to end discharge of untreated waste into the Ganges by 2020.
Earlier attempts to clean the river have failed, including a plan to make its water drinkable by 1989.
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