Delhi Jal Board vice-chairman Shri Somnath Bharti announced that DJB was planning to build another wastewater treatment plant at Delhi Gate to treat the remaining sewage of Old Delhi areas.
“The capacity of the new plant will be 10 MGD and the construction work will start soon. The work of this plant is expected to be completed in a year,” said the vice-chairman.
After the construction of new plant, 100% treatment of sewage coming from old Delhi areas will be possible, according to Bharti.
He was on a visit to the Delhi Gate waste water treatment plant to take stock of its operation. Bharti said that the quality of the treated wastewater generated at the plant was better than the prescribed standards.
“The plant is playing a key role in treating wastewater generated from parts of old Delhi. Here, there is an energy gas plant too that produces electricity. The electricity produced amounts to one-third of the total power consumption of the plant,” said Bharti.
The treated wastewater is also being filled in tankers and supplied to DTC for washing buses and PWD for cleaning roads.
Source:https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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