In a high-level assembly chaired by Union Residence Minister Amit Shah and Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, a number of points had been mentioned, together with the pressing want to cut back the discharge of untreated water into the river, significantly from the closely polluted Najafgarh drain.
“Presently, the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has a sewage remedy capability of round 600-700 million gallons per day (MGD) throughout all current STPs. We plan to extend this to 1,250 MGD by June 2027. Deadlines have been set for each plant upgrades and the development of recent services,” Verma added.
The Delhi authorities additionally plans to put in writing to the neighbouring states of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to debate decreasing the air pollution load within the Najafgarh drain, he mentioned.
Delhi's current infrastructure contains 37 sewage remedy vegetation (STPs), of which 18 are at present being upgraded. To additional improve remedy capability, the federal government can also be organising new STPs in key places, the minister mentioned.
Past infrastructure growth, the federal government is specializing in the Najafgarh drain, as soon as the Sahibi River, which has turn out to be the biggest supply of air pollution getting into the Yamuna.In keeping with officers, the drain now carries roughly 800 MGD of untreated sewage, a big enhance from the sooner estimate of 600 MGD.”This poses a critical well being threat to individuals residing close by and causes frequent waterlogging as a result of drain's poor carrying capability. Interstate coordination is essential to decreasing waste influx from upstream areas as a result of the entire outflow of round 250 MGD comes from Haryana and Uttar Pradesh,” an official mentioned.
In Delhi, the Yamuna flows for 52 km, of which a essential 22 km segment-from Wazirabad to Okhla, is extremely polluted and has turn out to be the point of interest of a number of planning and coverage efforts.
In areas the place large-scale STPs can't be constructed resulting from area limitations, the DJB plans to put in 40 decentralised sewage remedy vegetation (DSTPs), guaranteeing localised waste administration.
Final month, the Delhi authorities launched a complete 45-point motion plan to rejuvenate the Yamuna inside the subsequent two years, with the involvement of a number of businesses to cope with the challenges of sewerage remedy and trapping drains flowing into the river.
Within the first price range of the newly elected BJP-led authorities, the water and sewerage sector has obtained one of many highest allocations — Rs 9,000 crore. Of this, Rs 500 crore has been particularly earmarked for STP repairs and modernisation.
