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Delhi Approves Rs 1,000 Crore Yamuna and Water Projects
The Delhi government has approved water management and sewage treatment projects worth more than Rs 1,000 crore, Millennium Post reports. The plan includes 12 decentralised sewage treatment plants in the Najafgarh region…
The Story in Brief
The Delhi government has approved water management and sewage treatment projects worth more than Rs 1,000 crore, Millennium Post reports. The plan includes 12 decentralised sewage treatment plants in the Najafgarh region under the Centre’s AMRUT scheme, costing around Rs 860 crore and adding 46.5 MGD of capacity. The facilities are expected to serve 121 unauthorised colonies, 35 villages and nearly seven lakh residents.
The government will also expand Keshopur’s sewage treatment capacity from 12 MGD to 18 MGD at a cost of about Rs 122 crore. Other approvals cover rainwater harvesting, groundwater recharge, rehabilitation of a trunk sewer in Trilokpuri for nearly Rs 57 crore, and an underground reservoir and booster station in Rohtas Nagar costing around Rs 27 crore.
The Indian Opinion
Announcements of large Yamuna clean-up packages are easy to mistake for results, while the claim that one project will solve Delhi’s pollution problem is equally simplistic. The real test is whether the 12 plants are built on time, receive sewage through working networks and meet prescribed treatment standards. Delhi residents should track commissioning dates, treated-water quality and the volume of sewage still entering the Najafgarh Drain. The promised 46.5 MGD capacity will offer a clear measure of delivery.
Source: millenniumpost.in
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