Determined to make the rivers in the state clean and serene, the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government is working on a war footing and has succeeded in rejuvenating about 60 rivers in the state to their purest forms.
In addition, under Namami Gange, in pursuance of the directives issued by the chief minister, along with rivers in religious places, the state has intensified the work to prevent water pollution in rivers flowing in 30 cities. As many as 27 out of the 47 sewage treatment projects started in the state have been completed so far, which has also led to the state’s increased sewage treatment capacity by 473.91 million litres daily (MLD).
Besides, work on about 18 sewerage treatment projects is in the final stages, some of which are going to be completed next month. This mainly includes Prayagraj, where 18 drains are ready to be tapped.
Giving this information here on Sunday, a government spokesman claimed that the sewage treatment projects being prepared under the Namami Gange would treat the sewage disposed from the drains into the rivers.
This move will not only aid in making the rivers clean but also help protect aquatic life.
After the completion of 47 projects at a cost of about Rs 11,071.63 crore, a total treatment capacity of 1508.01 MLD will be achieved in Uttar Pradesh. In these plans being prepared on the public-private participation model, the agencies have been given the responsibility of operation and maintenance for 15 years.
Sewerage projects are being carried out in Prayagraj (Naini, Phaphamau, Jhusi), Kannauj, Narora, Garhmukteshwar, Anupshahr, Kanpur, Ayodhya, Bithoor, Mathura-Vrindavan, Varanasi, Chunar, Firozabad, Moradabad, Kasganj, Etawah, Shuklaganj-Unnao, Sultanpur, Jaunpur, Baghpat, Muzaffarnagar, Budhana, Lucknow, Ghazipur, Mirzapur, Bareilly, Kairana, Farrukhabad, Ayodhya city, Agra, Meerut and Saharanpur.
With the completion of these projects, the issue of pollution of rivers in the state will be resolved through treatment of dirty water flowing into the rivers from various drains.