Clean Ganga projects

The #National Mission for Clean Ganga has approved projects under #Namami Gange programme in #Haridwar and #Varanasi such as sewage treatment plants.

In #Haridwar, it has approved 68 MLD sewage treatment plant (STP) in Jagjeetpur and 14 MLD STP in Sarai have been approved at an indicative cost of Rs.110.30 crore and Rs.25 crore respectively under #Hybrid Annuity based #PPP mode.

While Rs.8.34 crore has been allocated for tertiary treatment of existing 27 MLD plant in #Jagjeetpur, Rs.5.32 crore has been allocated for tertiary treatment of existing 18 MLD plant in Sarai under Design, Build, Operate and Transfer (DBOT) mode.

Also, drainage works at Jagjeetpur and Sarai would be done at an indicative cost of Rs. 81.15 crore and Rs. 29.75 crore under DBOT mode.

In-principle approval has been given for the implementation of 50 MLD sewage treatment plant at Ramana in Varanasi at an indicative cost of Rs. 120 crore under Hybrid Annuity-based PPP mode.

#Administrative Approval and Expenditure Sanction (AA&ES) of the projects will be given after completion of tender processes.

Namami Gange programme was launched as a mission to achieve the target of cleaning river Ganga in an effective manner with the unceasing involvement of all stakeholders, especially five major Ganga basin States – Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar and West Bengal.

The programme envisages River Surface Cleaning, Sewerage Treatment Infrastructure, River Front Development, Bio-Diversity, Afforestation and Public Awareness. fii-news.com