Yamuna might be one of the holiest rivers in India, but when it comes to its cleanliness and allover condition, ‘holy’ is hardly the term that can be used based on the same. Amid the same, in a major push to finally better and improve the heavily polluted river, the Delhi Government approved several ‘Yamuna rejuvenation’ projects worth Rs 1,000 crore recently. According to the statement issued by the Delhi CMO on Sunday, May 24, the projects will also include the establishment of new sewage treatment plants (STPs).
According to PTI, the projects will benefit more than 121 unauthorised colonies, 35 villages and nearly seven lakh people. The move is also a strong developmental thrust for the Najafgarh Drain, as the projects will prevent untreated sewage from entering the drain, ultimately supporting Yamuna rejuvenation and environmental protection.
The Chief Minister Rekha Gupta-led Delhi government is basically aiming to not only improve Delhi’s water management, but also its sewage treatment and water supply systems.
For the Najafgarh region, the CM has approved the installation of 12 new decentralised STPs, as per PTI. These plants, to be developed under the Central Government’s AMRUT scheme at an estimated cost of around Rs 860 crore, will have a combined treatment capacity of 46.5 million gallons per day (MGD).
A 17 MGD DSTP will be set up at Mitraon. In addition, four DSTPs will be established at Kair, Kanganheri, Kakrola and Dichaon Kalan, three DSTPs at Galibpur, Sarangpur and Shikarpur, and four DSTPs at Hasanpur, Jaffarpur, Kazipur and Khera Dabar.
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The CM also announced that Phase I of the Keshopur Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) will be upgraded and its capacity expanded from 12 MGD to 18 MGD.
The project, estimated to cost around Rs 122 crore, will ensure that the quality of treated water meets the latest prescribed standards.
Gupta said that a major trunk sewer line from Amichand Chowk to the Old Kalyanpuri Sewage Pumping Station in the Trilokpuri Assembly constituency will be rehabilitated at a cost of nearly Rs 57 crore. The sewer line is more than 40 years old and has witnessed several cave-ins and technical issues in recent years.
In addition, a new Underground Reservoir (UGR) with a capacity of 0.72 MGD, along with a Booster Pumping Station, will be established in Rohtas Nagar.
The project, estimated to cost around Rs 27 crore, will strengthen the local water supply system, it added.
(PTI Inputs)