Gadkari assures of funds for Ganga projects

Minister for River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Nitin Gadkari has approved a 20 MLD Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) for Jajmau.

Gadkari said there is no shortage of fund for cleaning Ganga.

Costing Rs.554 crore (phase-1), it is for the treatment of effluent from tanneries, he said while inaugurating 20 newly constructed/restored Ghats on river Ganga in Kanpur and Bithoor on 13 Aug 2018.

The Minister also announced projects to tackle pollution from two of Kanpur’s biggest pollution hotspots – Jajmau – a source of industrial effluents and Sisamau – source of domestic sewage.

In addition, he also announced that the complete tapping of Sisamau Nala would be done by October this year. Nalla flowed 140 MLD of untreated sewage into Ganga earlier. Of this, 80 MLD of sewage has already been diverted to Bingawan STP. The remaining diversion will be complete by October this year.

He also stressed the need to create wealth from waste, pointing out that methane from the sewage in Kanpur can be used for generating Bio-CNG, which can in turn be used for running the city transport.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Shri Yogi Adityanath, Union Minister for Drinking Water and Sanitation, Sushri Uma Bharti, MoS, MOWR, RD & GR, Dr. Satya Pal Singh, Kanpur MP Shri Murli Manohar and other dignitaries were also present on the occasion.

The Ghats inaugurated on 13 Aug 2018 are Gola, Sarsaiya, Bhairav, Guptar, Koyala, Makjain, Sidhnath, Bhagwatdas, Massacre, Parmat, Bhairav, Chappar, Mahila & Tulsi Ram, Pandav, Pathar, Panchlameshwar, Sita, Bharat, Kaushalya and Tuta.

Development of 4 Ghats and 3 crematoria are under progress and these will be inaugurated soon.

Namami Gange Projects in Kanpur

National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has sanctioned 10 projects worth Rs.2,192 crore for Kanpur zone which includes Kanpur town, Unnao, Shuklaganj and Bithoor.

The projects in Pankha (Kanpur), Unnao and Shuklaganj, as also the projects for rehabilitation and Operations & Maintenance (O&M) of the existing STPs at Jajmau & Bingawan have been taken up under Hybrid Annuity Mode with O&M of 15 years.

For the first time, One-Cluster-One-Operator approach has been taken to ensure accountability in operation of STPs and long term sustainability.

In order to improve cleanliness, silt removal and proper upkeep of Ghats in Kanpur and Bithoor zone, NMCG has recently sanctioned a project for regular cleaning of Ghats for three years at an estimated cost of Rs.6.07 crore. A trash skimmer for removal of floating trash is already deployed in Kanpur for river surface cleaning.

Kanpur Zone Sewage Profile & Interventions

In Kanpur town, the current sewage generation is estimated at 375 MLD which is expected to increase to 460 MLD by 2035. Kanpur town already has an existing sewage treatment capacity of 457 MLD (Jajmau-205 MLD, Bingawan-210 MLD and Sazari-42 MLD) whereas 15 MLD STP is under construction at Baniyapurwa.

Importantly, in Kanpur town, the project to divert Sisamau drain has been sanctioned at an estimated cost of Rs.63.8 crore. Significantly, 80 MLD sewage water is already diverted to Bingawan STP and complete diversion will be done by October 2018.

Sewerage network of 401 km will also be laid in Kanpur town.

A new project to construct 30 MLD STP at Pankha in Kanpur along with rehabilitation and O&M of existing STPs at Jajmau & Bingawan has been taken up under Hybrid Annuity mode at an estimated cost of Rs.967.34 crore.

In Unnao, Shuklaganj and Bithoor, the current sewage generation is 13 MLD, 4 MLD and 1.3 MLD, respectively. However, there is no existing STP in any of these three towns.

The projects which have been sanctioned under Namami Gange programme for these towns are I&D of drains and two MLD STP at Bithoor costing Rs.13.40 crore, I&D of drains and 15 MLD STP at Unnao costing Rs.102.20 crore and I&D of drains and 5 MLD STP at Shuklaganj costing Rs.65.18 crore. fiinews.com