The National Mission for Clean Ganga has approved 26 projects at an estimated cost of Rs 2154.28 crore to set…
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The National Mission for Clean Ganga has approved 26 projects at an estimated cost of Rs 2154.28 crore to set up and upgrade sewage treatment plants (STPs) along the river Ganga and its tributaries.
The project would add sewage treatment capacity of 188 million litres per day (MLD), upgrade and rehabilitate the existing capacity of another 626 MLD, said a senior officer of the Water Resources Ministry. The project also includes interception and diversion works and sewerage network of 145.05 km.
“Under Namami Gange Programme, 100% central funding is being made for new projects. The completion of these projects will help in reducing the pollution load on the river Ganga as discharge of untreated effluent is one of the major source of pollution in river Ganga,” the Ministry said. The projects would be set up in UP, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand and Delhi.
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