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Eight Projects Worth Rs. 638 Crore Approved Under Namami Gange

Four projects worth Rs. 407.39 crore were approved for pollution abatement in the Shamli district, to clean River Hindon.

Four projects worth Rs. 407.39 crore were approved for pollution abatement in the Shamli district, to clean River Hindon.

WD News: The 48th meeting of the executive committee of National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) was held recently under the chairmanship of Shri G. Asok Kumar, Director General, National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG).

G. Asok Kumar Director General, National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG)

Eight projects worth around Rs. 638 crore were approved in the meeting. In an attempt to clean River Hindon, a tributary of River Yamuna, four projects worth Rs. 407.39 crore were approved for pollution abatement in the Shamli district. These projects are part of the comprehensive Hindon Rejuvenation Plan. Hindon river is identified as Priority-I polluted river stretch. The sanctioned projects will aim to prevent the flow of polluted water into Krishni River, which is one of the major tributaries of Hindon and discharges polluted water from Shamli district into River Hindon.

The four projects in Shamli district include the construction of a 5 Million Litres per Day (MLD) Sewage Treatment Plant (Nirmal Jal Kendra), 5 KLD Septage Co-treatment Facility, Interception & Diversion (I&D) and other works in Babri and Bantikhera villages; a 5 MLD STP, 5 KLD Septage Co-treatment Facility, Interception & Diversion (I&D) and other works in Banat town; a 40 MLD STP, 20 KLD Septage Co-treatment Facility, Interception & Diversion (I&D) and other works in Shamli town; and a 10 MLD STP, 10 KLD Septage Co-treatment Facility, Interception & Diversion (I&D) and other works in Thanabhawan town.

Four projects worth Rs. 407.39 crore were approved for pollution abatement in the Shamli district, to clean River Hindon.

One project for development of seven ghats in Prayagraj was approved. Another project for ghat development was approved for Haridwar where Akhand Param Dham ghat will be constructed at a total cost of Rs. 2.12 crore.

Two more sewerage management projects were approved, one each in Bihar and Madhya Pradesh. In Bihar, a project to construct 3 STPs (7 MLD, 3.5 MLD and 6 MLD in Zones 1 and 2 respectively), among other works, was approved at an estimated cost of Rs. 77.39 crore.

These projects will prevent the flow of polluted water into River Kiul, a tributary of Ganga. In Madhya Pradesh, one project to construct a 22 MLD STP, 2.38 MLD Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) and other works was approved at a cost of Rs. 92.78 crore. This project will prevent the flow of polluted water into River Kshipra, which is a sub-tributary of Yamuna.

Source & image courtesy: PIB

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