Varanasi: Preparations are in complete swing for the formal inauguration of the newly built 120 mld capacity sewage treatment plant (STP) at Goithaha village in trans-Varuna area on Varanasi-Azamgarh freeway. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is anticipated to inaugurate the STP right through his proposed consult with to the city on February 19.
The STP, then again, functioned for a couple of months after finishing touch of construction through L&T corporate. The absolutely automatic STP with its 149km pipeline of sewage community will cope with the issue of sewage treatment in Trans-Varuna area. To ship the sewage to STP for essential treatment an intermediate pumping station and a chief pumping station had been built. After treatment of sewage, the handled effluent is being disposed to the nearby canal for irrigation use.
“Presently we are getting 20-25mld sewage only for treatment, as all of the households of the area have not connected to the sewer line,” stated KP Zala, an officer who takes care of the STP. He claimed that the STP is capable to regard 360mld sewage. The corporate would handle operation and maintenance of the STP for five years. Work like landscaping and beautification are in progress in view of the PMs consult with to the city.
Out of 50,000 households about 25,000 houses had been connected to the sewer line. Full utilization of the STP can be conceivable in days to come back when all of the households are connected to this facility, stated SK Rai, the overall manager of Pollution Control Unit of UP Jal Nigam, the executing company of the challenge. All the drains discharging the sewage into Varuna river had been capped.
Managing town’s sewage and waste waters has been a big challenge for the authorities, as the city generates about 400mld sewage. Not a unmarried STP was set up for over 20 years after the launch of Ganga Action Plan (GAP) in 1986. Although, as according to 2011 Census, Varanasi recorded a decadal enlargement of 17.32% in its population, but its sewage treatment capacity remained 102MLD right through this period.
However, two STPs with a mixed capacity of 260 MLD had been sanctioned in the second phase of GAP. One of them has arise at Deenapur with a capacity of 140mld, and other was built at Goithaha with 120mld capacity. Besides, paintings are in progress at some other STP of 50mld in Ramna area. No sewage would move to Ganga and Varuna after the city would attain 412mld sewage treatment capacity, claimed the authorities.
The STP, then again, functioned for a couple of months after finishing touch of construction through L&T corporate. The absolutely automatic STP with its 149km pipeline of sewage community will cope with the issue of sewage treatment in Trans-Varuna area. To ship the sewage to STP for essential treatment an intermediate pumping station and a chief pumping station had been built. After treatment of sewage, the handled effluent is being disposed to the nearby canal for irrigation use.
“Presently we are getting 20-25mld sewage only for treatment, as all of the households of the area have not connected to the sewer line,” stated KP Zala, an officer who takes care of the STP. He claimed that the STP is capable to regard 360mld sewage. The corporate would handle operation and maintenance of the STP for five years. Work like landscaping and beautification are in progress in view of the PMs consult with to the city.
Out of 50,000 households about 25,000 houses had been connected to the sewer line. Full utilization of the STP can be conceivable in days to come back when all of the households are connected to this facility, stated SK Rai, the overall manager of Pollution Control Unit of UP Jal Nigam, the executing company of the challenge. All the drains discharging the sewage into Varuna river had been capped.
Managing town’s sewage and waste waters has been a big challenge for the authorities, as the city generates about 400mld sewage. Not a unmarried STP was set up for over 20 years after the launch of Ganga Action Plan (GAP) in 1986. Although, as according to 2011 Census, Varanasi recorded a decadal enlargement of 17.32% in its population, but its sewage treatment capacity remained 102MLD right through this period.
However, two STPs with a mixed capacity of 260 MLD had been sanctioned in the second phase of GAP. One of them has arise at Deenapur with a capacity of 140mld, and other was built at Goithaha with 120mld capacity. Besides, paintings are in progress at some other STP of 50mld in Ramna area. No sewage would move to Ganga and Varuna after the city would attain 412mld sewage treatment capacity, claimed the authorities.
PM likely to open STP in Goithaha on Feb 19
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