NTPC inks MoU with IIFM-Bhopal for Narmada Landscape Restoration Project

NTPC Ltd., a PSU under Ministry of Power, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM), Bhopal, for the implementation of Narmada Landscape Restoration Project (NLRP).
IIFM Bhopal is an Autonomous Institute under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC).
The NLRP Project involves a grant in aid from NTPC Ltd and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in equal proportions.
IIFM-Bhopal will be jointly implementing this project with Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) [Headquarter-Seoul, South Korea], an intergovernmental organization that promotes sustainable and inclusive economic growth in emerging economies.
IIFM Bhopal will participate in the project with the grant-in-aid from NTPC, Ltd and GGGI will participate with funding support from USAID.

Key Features of Narmada Landscape Restoration Project (NLRP)

The NLRP is a 4-year project.
It will be implemented in Khargone District of Madhya Pradesh, in the catchments of selected tributaries of the River Narmada between Omkareshwar and Maheshwar dams.
The project would establish an incentivisation mechanism to support the riparian forest and farm communities of the Narmada basin to maintain sustainable landscape practices.
It would also positively impact the water quality and quantity in the Narmada tributaries.