Archive · 2 Sep 2026
Faridabad to Build Three CETPs to Curb Yamuna Pollution
Faridabad plans to build three special plants to clean dirty water from factories.
The factories use chemicals, dyes and aluminium in their work.
Officials say some of this wastewater reaches the Yamuna through the Agra Canal.
The three plants will be built in Pratapgarh, Mirzapur and Badshahpur.
Together, they can treat 90 million litres of water each day.
The biggest plant will treat 50 million litres daily.
The project is expected to cost about Rs 400 crore.
Cleaned water may be reused by factories and farmers.
The plants are intended to reduce pollution in the river, canal and groundwater.
Three common effluent treatment plants will be built in Faridabad to stop industrial wastewater from reaching the Yamuna and subsidiary canals.
The plants will be located in Pratapgarh, Mirzapur and Badshahpur, with capacities of 50, 25 and 15 MLD respectively.
Together, the plants will treat 90 MLD of wastewater at an estimated cost of Rs 400 crore.
The Badshahpur plant will replace an old sewage treatment plant on about six acres of Municipal Corporation land.
Officials said the treated water could be reused by industries and potentially used by farmers for irrigation.
- Who
- The Faridabad Municipal Corporation and the Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation are involved, with industrial units as the wastewater sources.
- What
- Three common effluent treatment plants with a combined capacity of 90 MLD will be constructed.
- When
- The report was filed on September 2; preparations were underway to begin work at Badshahpur.
- Where
- The plants will be built in Pratapgarh, Mirzapur and Badshahpur in Faridabad district.
- Why
- To treat chemical-laden industrial wastewater before it reaches the Agra Canal, the Yamuna and subsidiary canals.
- Number of plants
- Three common effluent treatment plants
- Locations
- Pratapgarh, Mirzapur and Badshahpur
- Capacities
- 50 MLD, 25 MLD and 15 MLD
- Combined capacity
- 90 MLD
- Estimated cost
- Rs 400 crore
- Industrial units
- Around 30,000 in Faridabad
- Estimated industrial effluent
- More than 60 MLD daily
- Project framework
- The Yamuna Action Plan