Mekong Ganga Cooperation Project is
- Aan irrigation project involving India and Myanmar
- Ba joint tourism initiative of some Asian countriesCorrect
- Ca hydroelectric power project involving India, Bangladesh and Myanmar
- Da defence and security agreement of India with its eastern neighbours
Explanation
The Mekong Ganga Cooperation MGC is a regional initiative launched in the year 2000 involving six countries India, Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam. It focuses on cooperation in four functional areas tourism, culture, education, and transportation. The primary goal is to enhance people to people contact and promote tourism by leveraging the shared cultural and historical ties between the Ganga and Mekong river basins. Options A, C, and D are incorrect because the project is not specifically an irrigation, hydroelectric, or defense agreement.
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