New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): The forty eighth assembly of the Executive Committee of the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) authorised eight tasks value round Rs 638 crore on Tuesday.
The assembly was held below the chairmanship of the Director General, NMCG G Asok Kumar.
In an try to wash River Hindon, which is a tributary of River Yamuna, 4 tasks value Rs 407.39 crore have been authorised for air pollution discount within the Shamli district.
These tasks are a part of the excellent ‘Hindon Rejuvenation Plan’.
The tasks which have been sanctioned are to stop the circulate of polluted water into the Krishni River.
Krishni is likely one of the main tributaries of Hindon which discharges air pollution from the Shamli district into River Hindon.
The 4 tasks in Shamli district embody the development of i) 5 Million Litres per Day (MLD) Sewage Treatment Plant (Nirmal Jal Kendra), 5 KLD Septage Co-treatment Facility, InterceptionDiversion (ID) and different works in Babri and Bantikhera villages, ii) 5 MLD STP, 5 KLD Septage Co-treatment Facility, InterceptionDiversion (ID) and different works in Banat city, iii) 40 MLD STP, 20 KLD Septage Co-treatment Facility, InterceptionDiversion (ID) and different works in Shamli city and iv) 10 MLD STP, 10 KLD Septage Co-treatment Facility, InterceptionDiversion (ID) and different works in Thana Bhawan city.
As a part of preparations for the Mahakumbh in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, in 2025, one mission for the event of seven ghats in Prayagraj was additionally authorised within the EC assembly.
The ghats embody Dashashmedh Ghat, Quila Ghat, Naukayan Ghat, Gyan Ganga Ashram Ghat, Saraswati Ghat, Maheva Ghat and Rasulabad Ghat.
These ghats could have facilities comparable to an space for bathing, a change room, common entry ramp, ingesting water factors, flood lights for the night time, kiosks, landscaping and many others.
Two extra sewerage administration tasks have been authorised within the forty eighth EC assembly, one every in Bihar and Madhya Pradesh.
In Bihar, a mission to assemble three STPs (7 MLD, 3.5 MLD and 6 MLD in Zones 1 and a couple of respectively), amongst different works, was authorised at an estimated price of Rs 77.39 crore. These tasks will forestall the circulate of polluted water into river Kiul, a tributary of Ganga.
In Madhya Pradesh, one mission to assemble a 22 MLD STP, 2.38 MLD Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) and different works was authorised at a price of Rs 92.78 crore. This mission will forestall the circulate of polluted water into river Kshipra, which is a sub-tributary of Yamuna.
During the assembly, G Asok Kumar urged the officers from the States to do photo voltaic farming on the STP websites and promote the usage of solar energy to run the Nirmal Jal Kendras.
He additionally exhorted the officers to make use of grills to separate and eliminate stable waste from the drains which might be flowing into the rivers.
Pointing out that it’s the accountability of the State Governments to keep up the belongings created below Namami Gange Programme, he mentioned, “Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) being adopted by the ULBs for cleaning of existing ghats should be communicated to NMCG.”Another mission for ghat improvement was authorised for Haridwar, Uttarakhand the place Akhand Param Dham ghat can be constructed at a complete price of Rs 2.12 crore.
The mission consists of the development of a Shop/Kiosk (for Ghat pe Haat actions), a yoga/meditation garden, a handicap ramp, a promenade, a platform for cultural and non secular actions and many others.
The assembly was attended by SP Vashishtha, Executive Director (Admin.), NMCG, Bhaskar Dasgupta, Executive Director (Finance), NMCG, DP Mathuria, Executive Director (Technical), NMCG, Richa Misra, Joint Secretary and Financial Advisor, Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti and senior officers from the involved states. (ANI)