Namami Gange Mission achieves milestone: Four major projects in UP and Bihar operationalised in Q1 "2024-25"

Sep 04, 2024

New Delhi [India], September 04 (ANI): The "Namami Gange Mission" is making significant strides in maintaining the purity and continuity of the sacred Ganga river. In the first quarter of the fiscal year 2024-25, four major projects in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar have been successfully completed and are now operational. These large-scale initiatives aim to reduce pollution in critical areas along the Ganga and Ramganga rivers. In Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, projects approved in May 2020 at a cost of ₹129.08 crore have been completed. This includes intercepting and diverting drains, establishing new networks, and constructing two Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) with capacities of 8.5 MLD each at Bisunderpur and Pakka Pokhara. The existing 14 MLD STP at Pakka Pokhara has been upgraded, and a new main pumping station has been added to the city's infrastructure. In Ghazipur, a ₹152.83 crore project, approved in 2020, includes a 21 MLD STP and a main pumping station that began operations in May 2024. Utilising Sequential Batch Reactor (SBR) technology, the STP adheres to all National Green Tribunal standards and was completed under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model. In another significant city, Bareilly, projects costing ₹271.3 crore have been completed, including the interception and diversion of 15 drains, development of a 1.3 km network, and the construction of three STPs with a total capacity of 63 MLD. Additionally, in Munger, Bihar, the "Sewer Network, STP, and SPS" project, approved in March 2018 for ₹523 crore, includes a comprehensive 174.75 km sewer network, a 30 MLD STP, and a main pumping station, completed ahead of schedule.