Sewage treatment plants for cleaning of Ganga river 41 Sewage treatment plants development / rehabilitation under 34 projects, having total capacity of 808.23 mld, have been sanctioned in the Ganga Basin States since inception of NGRBA Programme. Out of the project sanctioned since inception of NGRBA Programme, 6 STPs have been completed and created a total treatment Capacity of 126.50 MLD as on 29/02/2016 as per the following details: i) Numayadahi, Allahabad : 50mld ii) Naini, Allahabad : 20 mld iii) Kodra, Allahabad : 25 mld iv) Ponghat, Allahabad :10 mld v) Sarai, Haridwar : 18 mld vi) Tapovan, Tehri : 3.5 mld In addition to above 681.73 MLD capacity of STPs are at different stages of construction. The Proposals of rehabilitation and upgradation of existing STPs, Interception and Diversions of drains and construction of new STPs have been received from State Government of 5 main-step Ganga states (Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal) which were under different stages of appraisal. Cabinet in its meeting held on 6th January 2016 has approved adoption of hybrid annuity based PPP model for development of sewerage infrastructure under Namami Gange. To expedite the process, five Central Public Sector Undertakings namely Engineers India Limited (EIL), WAPCOS, Engineering Projects India Limited (EPIL), National building Construction Corporation Limited (NBCC), National project Construction corporation limited (NPCC) have been engaged to undertake the condition assessment studies in the identified 118 towns along river Ganga. The study will help in identifying the town specific gaps in sewage treatment infrastructure to enable development of projects on PPP model. After completion of the above process, the projects will be taken on hybrid annuity based PPP Model. This information was given by Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Sushri Uma Bharti in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today. Samir/jk
