The newly elected BJP-NDA Government today made it clear that the much-touted river linking project will not be carried out without the concurrence of the riparian states or beneficiary states.

The government is giving special attention to the rejuvenation of Ganga

A four-member team of highly qualified engineers from Engineer India Limited, a semi-government firm, reached here today.

Even as Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced an ambitious Rs.

The government yesterday asked the administration to take stern action against river grabbing and pollution and not to bow to any pressure from politicians.

Rapid urbanisation and human encroachment– especially in the Kathmandu Valley– have left Nepal's rivers highly polluted.

Mr Jaitley has fallen into the old trap of financing meaningless cleaning initiatives