The Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has entered into an agreement with the Raipur Smart City Limited (RSCL) for the upkeep of Budha Talab, the Vivekanand Sarovar in the capital city.
The deal was struck in a meeting between the two organisations on Thursday.
As per the deal, a sewage treatment plant with a capacity to treat three -million liter of water per day will be installed for Rs 17.90 crore to clean the lake by 2020.
As per the contract inked, the BHEL will also look after the operation and maintenance of the lake for the next 10 years.
The RSCL Managing Director Shiv Anant Tayal on Thursday also issued a work order to the BHEL for commencement of water-treatment work.
Official sources in the RSCL informed that under the project, sequence batch reactor (SBR) technique will be adopted to treat the polluted water of the lake. The treatment plant will be set up near Marwadi crematorium.