Surat: The Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) has generated Rs. 557 crores in revenue from wastewater treatment since 2014. SMC operates three tertiary treatment plants and supplies treated wastewater to industries. The revenue over ten years has surpassed the Rs. 379-crore expenditure for the project of wastewater treatment.
Each of the three tertiary treatment plants has a capacity of 115 million litres per day (MLD). These plants supply treated sewage water for industrial use. In 2014, these plants generated Rs. 36 crores in revenue, which increased toan income of Rs. 140 crores last year.
Plans are underway for a new 35 MLD treatment plant at the Bamroli Sewage Treatment Plant, costing Rs. 140 crores. Expected to be operational soon, it aims to generate an annual revenue of Rs. 42 crores by supplying treated wastewater to Pandesara industries. Future efforts target extending supply to industries in Palsana and Hajira.
From 2015 to 2018, the SMC earned Rs. 17.16 crore, Rs. 27.32 crores, Rs. 30.90 crores, and Rs. 33.20 crores, respectively. Subsequent annual incomes were Rs. 17.64 crores in 2019, Rs. 32.18 crores in 2020, Rs. 49.90 crores in 2021, Rs. 89.76 crores in 2022, and a record-breaking Rs. 140 crores in 2023. In 2014, 749 MLD of water generated Rs. 36 crores, increasing to 38,655 MLD in 2023, generating Rs. 140 crores. This initiative by the SMC has received praise across the country.
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