Heralding a new beginning on the use of recycled water from Yamuna River for industrial use, Minister for Water Resources, and Ganga Rejuvenation Uma Bharti laid the foundation of 20 MlD Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) in Vrindavan on Wednesday, which will provide treated water for industrial use.
The Minister informed that the STP will be built at a cost of Rs 40 crore. To add to the infrastructure, a nine kilometer pipeline from laxmi nagar to Gokul barrage will carry the treated water to Mathura refinery.
An MoU was also signed to this effect between National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) and Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), for the functioning of the system in hybrid annuity mode by NMCG. The proposed project according to Bharati will change "the complexion of Yamuna" completely in Mathura-Vrindavan by the year 2018. She said, every effort will be made to stop the flow of polluted water of Yamuna from Delhi to Mathura Vrindavan.
The Minister further said that with the use of pressure technology in irrigation would also go in a long way to save about 60 per cent water of Ganga and Yamuna, which will help to maintain uninterrupted flow of water in these rivers, which is the key to keep the river clean and favourable for the thriving of aqua species.
Earlier, the National Green Tribunal (NGT), in an effort to clean up the Yamuna and use of STP released water had directed Delhi Water Board, to conduct a study for finding out the best possible ways for its reuse in agriculture, horticulture, construction and industrial activities particularly in cooling of the power projects. As per the green bench, the possibility should also be examined if the discharge of water can be used for Feroz Shah Kotla stadium and Ambedkar stadium besides washing of Metro and DTC buses.