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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Two-thirds of sewage from 118 towns flows into Ganga -Vishwa Mohan

Two-thirds of sewage from 118 towns flows into Ganga -Vishwa Mohan

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published Published on Mar 13, 2015   modified Modified on Mar 13, 2015
-The Times of India

NEW DELHI: More than two-thirds of the sewage generated in 118 towns, located in the Ganga river basin, get discharged into the country's national river untreated, making the task of its rejuvenation a long drawn process.

Recent findings of a report, prepared by a team of experts from different government agencies, have noted that these towns collectively generate over 3,636 million litres per day (MLD) of sewage as against the treatment capacity of approximately 1,027 MLD of the existing 55 sewage treatment plants (STPs) in these towns spread over five states.

Underlining the "gap", water resources and Ganga rejuvenation ministry has asked five states - Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal - to submit detailed project reports to enhance the sewage treatment capacities of these towns on both banks of the river Ganga and its tributaries.

The report, highlighting the poor infrastructure of these towns, was prepared by a team of experts from six different organizations of the ministry including National Institute of Hydrology, Central Water Commission, National Water Development Agency and Central Ground Water Board. The team had submitted its report to the ministry in December, 2014.

Sharing details of the report in Lok Sabha, the water resources minister Uma Bharati in her written response to a Parliament question on Thursday also noted that there are as many as 144 drains that discharge water into the river.

The maximum number of such drains are located in West Bengal (54) followed by UP (51), Bihar (25) and Uttarakhand (14).

Setting up STPs and measures to recycle the entire drain water are parts of Centre's 'Namami Gange' plan launched last year to clean the country's national river.

Under the "Ganga River Basin Management Plan - 2015", prepared and submitted by the consortium of seven Indian Institute of Technology (IITs), the government has already devised a comprehensive action plan for "short-term" (3 years), "medium-term" (5 years) and "long-term" (10 years and more) to clean the river.

In addition to initiate measures to set up new STPs and implement many other ongoing projects like setting up censor-based monitoring system at all existing STPs and common effluent treatment plants (CETPs), the ministry also wants to deal with the river cleaning through creating public awareness. It also sought cooperation of religious leaders for effective public participation in the Ganga rejuvenation programme.

Addressing a panel discussion on "save Ganga and save Himalayas", Bharti on Thursday urged "saints" and religious leaders of different faiths to hold a "national congregation" to give a call for effective public participation in the Ganga rejuvenation exercise.

Suggesting that this national congregation may adopt an appeal to the people to keep Ganga clean, the minister said the religious leaders may also be requested to appeal to the public to keep the river clean at the end of every religious preaching session.

She was of the opinion that such an appeal will prove to be very effective at such congregations where people turn up in huge numbers.


The Times of India, 13 March, 2015, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Two-thirds-of-sewage-from-118-towns-flows-into-Ganga/articleshow/46548548.cms


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