- A project in West Bengal worth Rs. 123 crores were approved for the creation of a 13 MLD Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) and a 300 KLD decentralised STP at Chakdaha Municipal Town
- In Uttar Pradesh, three projects worth Rs 422 crore were approved including a project to divert 13 drains by augmenting the sewage treatment capacity of Salori STP by 43 MLD in Prayagraj
- Another project in UP for the rejuvenation of River Kali East by the development of an in-situ constructed wetland system at 8 locations
- For Ghat development in Bihar, one project for the development of Atal Ghat Manjhi, Saran, Bihar approved at an estimated cost of Rs. 10 crore
- Project for the development of two Sewage Treatment Plants (10.91 MLD and 10.66 MLD) for pollution abatement in River Ganga at an estimated cost of Rs. 94.12 crores approved for Lakhisarai town in Bihar
- In Madhya Pradesh, a major project costing Rs. 511 crores was approved to abate pollution in Rivers Kahn and Saraswati in Indore
- For monitoring of industrial pollution, a project titled ‘Pollution Inventorisation, Assessment and Surveillance on River Ganga Basin (PIAS)’ piloted by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) was approved at an estimated cost of Rs. 114.42 crore
WD News: The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) recently held the 47th meeting of the Executive Committee of NMCG under the chairmanship of Shri G. Asok Kumar, Director General, NMCG. Nine projects worth around Rs. 1278 crore were approved in the meeting. Out of them, 7 pertain to abatement of pollution in the Ganga Basin and 2 to ghat development.
In the main stem of River Ganga, a project in West Bengal worth Rs. 123.02 crores was approved for the creation of a 13 MLD STP and a 300 KLD decentralised STP at Chakdaha Municipal Town.
In Uttar Pradesh, three projects were approved worth Rs 422 crore. These include a project to intercept and divert 13 drains by augmenting the sewage treatment capacity of Salori STP by 43 MLD in Prayagraj. The construction of one 20 KLD faecal sludge co-treatment facility is also part of this project. Another project in Uttar Pradesh pertains to the rejuvenation of River Kali East by the development of an in-situ Constructed Wetland System at 8 locations in Muzaffarnagar, Meerut, Hapur, and Bulandshahar was approved costing Rs. 95.47 crore. The wetland construction consists of making arrangements for horizontal and vertical filtration by developing oxidation, filtration segments as well as plantation inside the waterway at one location. The benefit of the methodology to be adopted is no change in the morphology of the river and no obstruction in the waterway during the flood. For that development, one project worth Rs. 2.84 crores were approved for Nageshwar Dham Ashram ghat in Fatehpur.
A project for the development of two Sewage Treatment Plants (10.91 MLD and 10.66 MLD) for pollution abatement in River Ganga at an estimated cost of Rs. 94.12 crores were approved for Lakhisarai town in Bihar. For ghat development in Bihar, one project for the development of Atal Ghat Manjhi, Saran, Bihar was also given a go-ahead at an estimated cost of Rs. 10.04 crore.
Two projects were placed before the Executive Committee for Madhya Pradesh for approval, out of which a major project costing Rs. 511.15 crores were approved to abate pollution in Rivers Kahn and Saraswati in Indore. The project envisages the construction of 2 STPs of 120 MLD, 40 MLD, and 35 MLD capacities. An important component of this project is the creation of a treated water reuse network with 120 MLD and 35 MLD capacity STPs. Another proposed project in Madhya Pradesh was for the construction of a 22 MLD STP and 2.35 MLD Effluent Treatment Plant in Ujjain town at an estimated cost of Rs. 92.78 crore for pollution abatement in River Kshipra. This project, however, was referred to for further clarification.
For monitoring of industrial pollution, a project titled ‘Pollution Inventorisation, Assessment and Surveillance on River Ganga Basin (PIAS)’ piloted by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) was approved at an estimated cost of Rs. 114.42 crores. The project envisages annual updation of inventory, annual inspection of Gross Polluting Industries (GPIs) by a Third Party, annual inspection of GPI by CPCB, monitoring of Recipient Drains of Highly Polluting Industries and Industrial Clusters, monitoring of drains, monitoring of STPs, monitoring of CETPs, Online Continuous Emission Monitoring System (OCEMS)/ Dashboard/ IT portal.
A first-of-its-kind project titled ‘Survey, Investigation for Rejuvenation and Conservation of Shahdara Drain with nature-based treatment – Soil Biotechnology (SBT) was also approved worth Rs. 1.9 crore. The project envisages drone survey, bathymetric survey, field survey/data collection, and investigation of inlet drain discharge, water quality & testing, and soil/sludge properties.
Source & image courtesy: PIB
