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Green sewage treatment plants inaugurated at Nehru Park

Nine decentralilsed sewage treatment plants (STP) will be completed within one month and 10 STPs in public-private partnership (PPP) model will be…

Green sewage treatment plants inaugurated at Nehru Park

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Nine decentralilsed sewage treatment plants (STP) will be completed within one month and 10 STPs in public-private partnership (PPP) model will be completed within the current calendar year, according to New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) chairman Naresh Kumar.

He delivered an address at the inauguration of an STP at Nehru Park. The STP, with a capacity of 500 KLD, was inaugurated by National Green Tribunal (NGT) chairperson Justice Swantanter Kumar.

"Climate change has posed a great threat not only to mankind but all other creatures. And it has happened due to deforestation, greed and vested interests of human being. Nature does not depend on mankind but mankind depends upon it. So it has become our foremost duty and responsibility to protect water, air and greenery from any kind of pollution. The Constitution of India imposed the duty on every citizen and every citizen should abide by his responsibility for maintaining ecological balance," said Kumar.

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Lauding sustainable practices being adopted by the council, Justice Kumar said, “I was in a dilemma to accept this invitation and come for the programme as urban local bodies appear before the tribunal off and on, but here I am impressed with a local body (NDMC) which is not discharging its functions but also endeavoring to discharge them in an environmentally sustainable manner. I found the decentralised sewerage treatment plant exceptionally good, even better than what I was made to understand. Use of simple technologies and cost effective methods will not only preserve environment but also enrich it. I urge other local bodies of Delhi and the country to study this (NDMC) model for replication”.

The NGT chief also lauded the horticulture department of NDMC for "excellent" upkeep of green areas.

The NDMC chairman told the NGT chief that in order to conserve resources the NDMC had decided to set-up 10 decentralised STPs on PPP model.

While explaining the USPs of the STP which was inaugurated at Nehru Park, Kumar said it was based on a green technology, namely solid bio-technology (SBT). He claimed it was one of its kind and offered many benefits ~ no noise pollution, no air pollution, no foul odour and no generation of no volatile organic compounds.

 NDMC vice-chairman Karan Singh Tanwar and other members of the council were also present.

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