UP increases its sewer treatment capacity by 473.91 MLD
Under Namami Gange, 27 of 47 sewer treatment projects
completed so far in UP
Along with rivers in religious places, UP intensifies work to
prevent water pollution in rivers flowing in 30 cities
Preparations underway on war footing to tap all drains
polluting rivers
Lucknow, Aug 21, 2022:
Determined to make the rivers in the state ‘clean and
serene’, the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government is
working on a war footing and has succeeded in rejuvenating
about 60 rivers in the state to their purest forms.
In addition, under Namami Gange, in pursuance of the
directives issued by the Chief Minister along with rivers in
religious places, the state has intensified the work to prevent
water pollution in rivers flowing in 30 cities. As many as 27 out
of the 47 sewer treatment projects started in the state have
been completed so far, which has also led to the state’s
increased sewer treatment capacity by 473.91 million litres
daily (MLD).
Besides, work on about 18 sewerage treatment projects is
in the final stages, some of which are going to be completed
next month. This mainly includes Prayagraj, where 18 drains
are ready to be tapped.
The sewage treatment projects being prepared under the
Namami Gange will treat the sewage disposed from the drains
into the rivers. This move will not only aid in making the rivers
clean but also help protect the aquatic life.
After the completion of 47 projects at an amount of about
Rs 11071.63 crores, a total treatment capacity of 1508.01 MLD
will be achieved in the state. In these plans being prepared on
the PPP model, the agencies have been given the
responsibility of operation and maintenance for 15 years.
Sewer treatment projects will rejuvenate the rivers in these
cities
Sewerage projects are being carried out in Prayagraj
(Naini, Phaphamau, Jhusi), Kannauj, Narora, Garhmukteshwar,
Anupshahr, Kanpur, Ayodhya, Bithoor, Mathura-Vrindavan,
Varanasi, Chunar, Firozabad, Moradabad, Kasganj, Etawah,
Shuklaganj-Unnao, Sultanpur, Jaunpur, Baghpat,
Muzaffarnagar, Budana, Lucknow, Ghazipur, Mirzapur, Bareilly,
Kairana, Farukhabad, Faizabad city, Agra, Meerut, Saharanpur.
With the completion of these projects, the issue of pollution of
rivers in the state will be resolved through treatment of dirty
water flowing into the rivers from various drains.
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