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Haryana unveils ambitious Yamuna revival plan with 18 new STPs
Haryana is working to clean up the Yamuna River.
The state will build 18 new sewage treatment plants that can clean a lot of water.
It will also set up 12 new plants to treat waste from factories.
Six biogas plants will turn dairy waste into useful energy.
The plan also aims to fix 61 ponds, with 11 already fixed, and improve how cities handle trash.
The whole project will cost about 932 crore rupees.
It is part of a bigger effort to keep the river clean and healthy for people and wildlife.
Haryana proposes 18 new sewage treatment plants with 621 MLD capacity.
12 new common effluent treatment plants will serve 6,417 industries, 187.25 MLD capacity.
Six biogas plants for dairy waste, 1,250 tonnes per day.
61 ponds identified along Yamuna corridor, 11 already restored.
Total cost estimated at Rs 932.18 crore, with 86 existing STPs and 17 CETPs.
- Who
- Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi and Haryana state officials
- What
- Launch of a comprehensive Yamuna rejuvenation plan
- Where
- Haryana, India, along the Yamuna catchment
- When
- July 30, 2024
- Why
- To strengthen wastewater treatment, industrial pollution control, solid waste management, and protect water bodies
Key facts
- New STPs
- 18
- STP capacity
- 621 MLD
- New CETPs
- 12
- CETP capacity
- 187.25 MLD
- Biogas plants
- 6
- Biogas capacity
- 1,250 tonnes per day
- Ponds identified
- 61
- Ponds restored
- 11
- Estimated cost
- Rs 932.18 crore
- Existing STPs
- 86
- Existing CETPs
- 17
Quotes
Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi
Chief Secretary of Haryana overseeing the Yamuna rejuvenation plan
“He said 18 new STPs with a total capacity of 621 MLD, estimated to cost Rs 932.18 crore, have been proposed or are under construction”
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