Bihar CM Nitish Kumar to dedicate first phase of Ganga jal yojana to people in November last week

The ambitious Ganga Jal Apoorti Yojana of chief minister Nitish Kumar, aimed at mitigating the sufferings of water-stressed areas of south Bihar, will be dedicated to people ofBiharin the last week of November.

Ganga Jal Apoorti Yojana is first of its kind scheme in the country where surplus floodwater of river Ganga would be pumped to water-stressed cities and used as drinking water.