The Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (PGIMER) will set up a new sewage treatment plant (STP) with latest technology by December2024.The premier medical and research institute of the region has submitted the deadline for this highly required project, in the absence of which a huge monetary penalty was imposed on it by the UT administration. The STP with about 3.5 MLD capacity will come up on the premises of PGIMER.
“As per rough estimates, there are 10 to 11 points across the institute, from where effluents are being released. Tapping them through one planned STP is one crucial task for PGIMER. Consent to the plans of new buildings has been given after proper planning of treatment of the effluent generated by them, but the older structures, which include the Nehru Hospital and other big buildings, do not have any provision to treat their sewage. Since PGIMER has several buildings which are older, effluent generated from them needs to be treated.
An official said it is clear that the institute is quite serious for the proper management of the effluent generated from its premises and its subsequent proper treatment as per the laid down norms and guidelines. The administration will coordinate with them, in case of requirement.
Meanwhile, the Government Medical College and Hospital(GMCH) in Sector 32 is in the final stage to begin the operations of its STP in the coming couple of months. It is now in the process of submitting all the required documents to the pollution department of the UT administration for approval to start its STP.
“There are some procedures, checking, tests, technical and related exercises, which are mandatory to be completed before starting the STP,” said the official.
In the case of the Government Multi Speciality Hospital (GMSH) in Sector 16, its administration is struggling to get a treatment plant, citing unavailability of the suitable place to construct the facility. “This hospital is surrounded by residential area and main roads of the city. It has raised the issue of the paucity of space to set up an STP within its premises. The hospital administration is now coordinating with the engineering department of the UT administration to chalk out a solution, which seems to be taking some time,” the official said.
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