NMCG Executive Committee approves projects worth around Rs 2700 crore for developing sewerage infrastructure in Ganga Basin
DG, NMCG chairs 46th
meeting of the Executive Committee of NMCG
Projects worth
around Rs. 2700crore approved, with special focus on tributaries of Ganga
In UP, 3 projects
approved, out which one pertains to development of sewerage infrastructure in
Prayagraj costing Rs. 475.19 crore
In Bihar, one project
each for Daudnagar and Motihari towns approved at estimated costs of Rs. 42.25
and 149.15 crore respectively
In West Bengal, big
project for Rejuvenation of River Adi Ganga approved at estimated cost of Rs.
653.67 crore
Afforestation
Programmes for the year 2022-23 for Uttarakhand and Bihar also approved
Project titled
‘Scientific exploration of floral diversity near the Ganga river banks for
ethnobotanical purposes along with their conservation and economic development
of the region via skill development programs’ also approved for all the five
states
In West Bengal, a big project for Rejuvenation of River Adi Ganga,
tributary of Ganga, in Kolkata was approved at an estimated cost of Rs. 653.67
crore that includes construction of 3 Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) of 10
Million Litres per Day (MLD), 11.60 MLD and 3.5 MLD capacities.
In Uttar Pradesh, total 3 projects were approved, out which one project
pertains to development of sewerage infrastructure in Prayagrajcosting Rs.
475.19 crore. The Prayagraj project envisages construction of 90 MLD STP along
with 20 KLD Faecal Sludge co-treatment facility and effluent station of 90 MLD,
interception and diversion works etc. Two other projects approved in Uttar
Pradesh includes construction of a 50 MLD STP, I&D works etc. at an
estimated cost of Rs. 264.67 crore at Loniapurva, Lucknow for River Gomti and
24 MLD STP, I&D works etc. at Hathras town for Rivers Sengar and
Karwancosting Rs. 128.91 crore.
In Bihar, one project each for Daudnagar and Motihari towns have been
approved at estimated costs of Rs. 42.25 and 149.15 crore respectively. For
Daudnagar, construction of a 10.50 MLD STP along with I&D works and for
Motihari, 4 STPs of 4.6, 6.3, 5.8, 6.3 MLD capacities and I&D works etc. is
envisaged. In Bihar, 4 projects of cost enhancement were also approved.
A major project in Jharkhand was approved in the 46th EC meeting.
The project includes construction of 5 STPs of total 192 MLD capacity
(18+21+75+60+18), interception & diversion and other works at an estimated
cost of Rs. 808.33 crore in Dhanbad town. This project is for pollution
abatement in River Damodar, an important tributary of River Ganga and aims to
tap all the drains falling into Damodar from the town, which indirectly
pollutes River Ganga. With the approval of this project, all projects required
for abatement of pollution in River Damodar in Jharkhand have been approved.
Another project titled ‘Scientific exploration of floral diversity near
the Ganga river banks for ethnobotanical purposes along with their conservation
and economic development of the region via skill development programs’ was
approved in the EC for all the five states. The project will be implemented in
collaboration with Patanjali Research Institute (PRI) & Patanjali Organic
Research Institute (PORI), Haridwar, Uttarakhand. The projects has three
components including Plant Biodiversity Exploration: Floral diversity,
ethnobotanical, medicinal aspect and their phytochemical profiling
forcommercial valuation, Training and Skill Development: Stakeholders like
farmers, traditional healing practitioners etc. and Advanced Scientific
Research & Experimentation: soil & water quality; their impact on
floral phytochemical; soil microbe interaction & its effect, medicinal
plant varieties &exploration of medicinal properties etc.
Himansu Badoni, Executive Director (Projects), NMCG, DP Mathuria,
Executive Director (Finance), NMCG, SP Vashishtha, Executive Director, (Admin),
NMCG, Bhaskar Dasgupta, Executive Director (Finance), NMCG, Richa Misra, Joint
Secretary and Financial Advisor, Department of Water Resources, River
Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti, representation from
states and senior officials of NMCG were also present during the meeting.