The state-level steering committee has accorded administrative approval for strengthening the tertiary treated water supply system in Chandigarh at an estimated cost of Rs. 97.25 crore.
WD News: As part of its comprehensive City Water Action Plan (CWAP), the Chandigarh municipal corporation will soon use tertiary treated water to irrigate all 1,800 green belts and parks in the city.
The decision was taken at a meeting of the state-level high powered steering committee where CWAP was reviewed by UT adviser Dharam Pal, along with local government secretary Nitin Kumar Yadav and MC commissioner Anindita Mitra.
The UT administration has already given its go-ahead to the project, to be funded under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation And Urban Transformation (AMRUT).
The committee accorded administrative approval for strengthening the tertiary treated water supply system in the city at an estimated cost of Rs. 97.25 crore, of which around Rs. 12 crore will be spent on extending the existing 400-km network to 450 km.
Providing tertiary water for agriculture and related activities is one of the major objectives of CWAP to reduce dependence on ground and potable water.
Through tertiary treatment, sewerage water is made suitable for irrigation after a chemical treatment and sedimentation process. Tertiary treatment is the final cleaning process that improves wastewater quality before it is reused or recycled. Its bio-chemical oxygen demand (BOD) should be less than 5 mg.
At present, 10 MGD (million gallons per day) of tertiary treated water is being used to maintain parks, green belts and fountains. Plans are in place to expand the network so as to increase the treated water’s utilisation to 20 MGD.
The committee also discussed and approved the upgrade of Kajauli water works and rehabilitation of Rising Main from Kajauli to the water works at Sector 39. It also accorded approval for replacement of machinery in various phases of Kajauli water works at a cost of Rs. 2.71 crore.
Source: Hindustan Times
Image courtesy: Pixabay
