PM assures of clean Ganga

The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has inaugurated a new Airport Complex and an Integrated Command and Control Centre for the Kumbh Mela, at Prayagraj as well as sewage network along Ganga river.

He also dedicated to the nation, inaugurated, or laid the Foundation Stone for various development projects at Andawa in Prayagraj.

Addressing a large gathering on 16 Dec 2018, he assured that the Government is making every effort to ensure good connectivity to Prayagraj.

The airport terminal had been completed in a record time of one year while the Government is also working to ensure a clean Ganga.

In all, the Prime Minister launched several mega projects including the 175 KM of sewerage network which will carry 7.8 crore litres sewage water per day to existing STPs (Sewage Treatment Plants) at Salori, Kodra & Ponghat for treatment which earlier ended up in Ganga.

He also laid the foundation stone for two projects in the trans Ganga/Yamuna area under “One City-One Operator” scheme with sanctioned cost of Rs.767.59 crore.

The project is based on Hybrid Annuity based PPP mode that includes Operations and Maintenance of all the sewerage infrastructure for 15 years.

These projects include I&D (Intersection and diversion) of sewage network, 7 sewage pumping stations and 3 STPs of total capacity 72 Million Litres per Day (MLD) (Naini-42 MLD, Phaphamau-14 MLD and Jhusi- 16 MLD).

With these projects, there will be comprehensive sewerage coverage of Prayagraj, including areas on the other side of the Ganga and Yamuna rivers.

The sanctioned projects will also involve rehabilitation and Operations & Maintenance of existing sewage treatment infrastructure at the cost of Rs.904 crores. Rehabilitation projects include six existing STPs with a total capacity of 254 MLD located at Naini, Numayadahi, Rajapur, Kodra, Ponghat and Salori and operations & maintenance of 10 existing sewage pumping stations.

Already Sanctioned Projects

Under Namami Gange Programme, 10 projects have been already sanctioned at an estimated cost of Rs.2,915.78 crore for creation of 779-km sewerage network and construction of 8 STPs having total capacity of 191 MLD.

Four projects have been completed during 2016 leading to the creation of sewage treatment capacity of 119 MLD and a laying of 129 km of sewerage network.

Two projects pertaining to Sewerage District A & B in Prayagraj are under advance stage of execution and are expected to be completed by March 2019. These projects will lead to creation of 456 km of sewerage network and would feed to existing STPs at Naini and Numayadahi

Supporting the sanitation initiative of Government of UP during Kumbh Mela 2019, NMCG sanctioned a financial assistance of Rs.113 crores for the construction of 27,500 toilets & 20,000 urinals. An additional Rs.16.68 crore has been sanctioned for ‘Paint My City’ and other such activities.

The “Paint My City” campaign was appreciated by the PM as a commendable initiative to connect people with the city and make it clean and beautiful on the eve of the Kumbh. Rs 3.6 crores has been allocated for 16,000 dustbins and lining bags. Bioremediation projects have been also sanctioned for 53 drains.

In Rae Bareli, Modi flagged off the 900th coach and a Humsafar Rake, at the Modern Coach Factory.

He also dedicated to the nation, inaugurated, or laid the Foundation Stone for various development projects at Rae Bareli. These projects are these cumulatively worth Rs. 1,000 crore. fiinews.com