This was cut by Rs 84 crore to Rs 2,053 crore. But the union government, despite the hype, spent only Rs 326 crore, leaving more than Rs 1,700 crore unspent.The situation did not change much in 2015-16 either and, in fact, the union government slashed the budgetary allocation from the proposed Rs 2,750 crore to Rs 1,650 crore. LUCKNOW: It is not just the opposition which is out to target Prime Minister Narendra Modi 's emotive connect with the river Ganga . For now, rather than 'Ganga Maiya ne bullaya hai' the apt credo is "Ganga Maiya ko bhulaya hai" (Mother Ganga has been forgotten). Of the amended budget, Rs 18 crore was unspent in 2015-16.

Source: Economic Times August 02, 2016 09:00 UTC