NMGC approves I&D-STP projects for rejuvenation of six Uttarakhand rivers
The Union Jal Shakti Ministry has approved new projects involving interception & diversion (I&D) and setting up of sewage treatment plants (STPs), for rejuvenation of six river stretches in Uttarakhand.
The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) recently approved the projects for polluted stretches of Bhela, Dhela, Kichha, Kosi, Nandhore and Pilakhar rivers.
According to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), there are nine polluted stretches in Uttarakhand, of which six are in the Udham Singh Nagar district on several tributaries or small rivers such as Bhela, Dhela, Kichha, Nandor, Pilankha and Kosi.
The new projects shall cover the six polluted river stretches in the Kumaon region. Out of the remining three polluted stretches, project of Ganga at Jagjeetpur, Haridwar has already been commissioned and on the remaining two Namami Gange projects are also already under execution, said an official statement.
At its recent meeting, the NMCG’s executive committee approved the project of I&D and STP work of six polluted river stretches to rejuvenate rivers. It also approved sewerage (I&D) scheme (Dhela River) Phase-1 of Udham Singh Nagar district in the state under Namami Gange Programme at a sanctioned cost of Rs 199.36 crore.
The project will ensure tapping of a total of 17 nalas, which will be intercepted and diverted to nine STPs to be constructed for a total treatment capacity of 30.30 MLD.
With this project, all the polluted stretches in Uttarakhand have been covered under pollution abatement projects. An important and progressive feature of the project is comprehensive sludge management arrangements and provision for co-treatment of sewage in all these sewage treatment plants, the statement said.
