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Ayodhya Completes Namami Gange Projects to Improve Saryu Water
Ayodhya has finished two projects to help keep the Saryu river cleaner.
One project is a sewage treatment plant that can process 33 million litres of wastewater each day.
The other project collects wastewater from city drains and sends it for treatment.
This stops untreated sewage from flowing straight into the river.
The two projects cost Rs 260 crore.
The treatment plant was approved in 2021 and began operating in 2025.
Earlier drain-interception work was completed in 2021.
These projects are part of the larger Namami Gange effort to improve river health.
Ayodhya has completed a 33 MLD sewage treatment plant and a drain interception and diversion network.
The two projects cost Rs 260 crore under the Namami Gange Programme.
The network prevents untreated wastewater from flowing directly into the Saryu river.
The sewage treatment plant was approved in 2021 and became operational in 2025.
The projects are intended to improve Saryu water quality and strengthen Ayodhya’s sewage treatment capacity.
- Who
- The National Mission for Clean Ganga and the Union Jal Shakti ministry reported the projects’ completion in Ayodhya.
- What
- A 33 MLD sewage treatment plant and an interception and diversion network for city drains were completed.
- Where
- Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, on the banks of the Saryu river.
- When
- The drain-interception work was completed in 2021, and the sewage treatment plant became operational in 2025; the announcement was reported on Tuesday, August 25.
- Why
- To prevent untreated domestic sewage from entering the Saryu and improve the river’s water quality.
Key facts
- Investment
- Rs 260 crore for the two projects
- Treatment capacity
- 33 million litres per day
- Programme
- Namami Gange Programme
- Plant approval
- Approved in 2021
- Plant operation
- Became operational in 2025
- Drain network
- Interception and diversion work completed in 2021
- Earlier infrastructure
- Ayodhya had an operational 12 MLD sewage treatment plant; a 2018 project targeted five drains carrying 5 MLD of sewage
Quotes
National Mission for Clean Ganga
Government mission implementing the Namami Gange river-cleaning programme
“Clean water, healthy city, and prosperous Ayodhya. This resolve has now become a reality.”
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“Ayodhya is not just a city of faith; now it is also an example of clean water management”
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