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Namami Gange projects add 33 MLD sewage treatment in Ayodhya
Ayodhya has completed two major sewerage projects worth Rs 260 crore under the Namami Gange Programme, the National Mission for Clean Ganga said on Tuesday. A 33 million litres per day sewage…
Ayodhya has completed two major sewerage projects worth Rs 260 crore under the Namami Gange Programme, the National Mission for Clean Ganga said on Tuesday. A 33 million litres per day sewage treatment plant and an interception and diversion network of drains now prevent untreated sewage from flowing into the Saryu river.
The 33 MLD STP was approved in 2021 and became operational in 2025. The drain tapping and diversion work was finished in 2021. Ayodhya already had a 12 MLD STP, and a 2018 project had diverted five drains carrying 5 MLD of sewage into the Saryu for treatment.
The NMCG said the treated water now reaches the Saryu instead of raw sewage. The projects are part of seven major sewerage infrastructure works completed under the Namami Gange Programme in the second half of 2024-25.
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The Namami Gange Programme, launched in 2014 with a budget of Rs 20,000 crore, is the Centre's flagship river rejuvenation mission. Sewage treatment plants are its costliest component because domestic wastewater is the Ganga's largest polluter. Ayodhya, a pilgrimage city that draws millions of visitors annually, has struggled with river pollution from untreated drains. The new capacity of 33 MLD more than doubles the earlier 12 MLD, but the city's full sewage load is unknown. The next milestone will be the operational performance of the new STP during the peak festive season later this year.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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