Hind Zinc to treat 100% sewage in Udaipur, invests Rs 170 cr

Vedanta Group firm Hindustan Zinc today said it is in talks with the Rajasthan government to scale up its project to treat 100 per cent of Udaipur's sewage and has invested Rs 170 crore on the programme.
"In association with Government of Rajasthan, Hindustan Zinc has constructed the first PPP sewage treatment plant (STP) in Udaipur, with a capacity to treat 20 million litres of sewage daily, which treats 30 per cent of Udaipur's domestic sewage," Hindustan Zinc said in a statement.
The company has invested close to Rs 170 crore on this project, it said adding, going forward Hindustan Zinc is looking forward to scale up its STP project to treat 100 per cent of Udaipur's domestic sewage as the district has also been selected under 'Smart Cities' project.

"Hindustan Zinc has been working very closely with the government of Rajasthan towards Swachh Bharat campaign and we are in discussion with the Rajasthan Government to scale up our Sewage Treatment proposal to treat 100 per cent of domestic sewage of Udaipur", the company said.
Besides the company has also taken the responsibility to construct 40,000 household toilets in rural Rajasthan and separate toilets for boys and girls in 623 government schools.
It said recently, the Company has signed an MoU with Rajasthan Government and adopted 3,055 Anganwadi Centres in Rajasthan under its child-care campaign 'Khushi'.

Besides improving the nutrition and infrastructure, child-friendly toilets are being constructed in 1,000 Anganwadi Centres, it said.

"So far construction of 11,425 house-hold toilets have been completed which includes 2,700 house-hold toilets in Udaipur, 6,870 in Bhilwara, 1,570 in Chittorgarh and 285 house-hold toilets in Rajsamand districts of Rajasthan. Toilets have also been constructed in 170 rural government schools," Head of Corporate Communication, Pavan Kaushik said.
Aligning with PM's 'Swachh Bharat' last year, Hindustan Zinc had launched its campaign 'Maryadaa' a year ago that emphasised role of individuals and institutions towards developing a strong sanitation awareness and infrastructure in rural Rajasthan.