Smart Ganga City Programme Launched
Published on by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Government
'Smart Ganga City' programme to set up STPs and improve drainage network on hybrid annuity mode on public private partnership basis is launched
Union Urban Development Minister Naidu and Water Resources Minister Bharti launched the works through video conferencing and were joined in by District Magistrates/Mayors of cities/towns.
Haridwar, Rishikesh, Mathura, Varanasi, Kanpur, Allahabad, Lucknow, Patna, Sahibganj and Barrackpore are the cities/town where the programme will be implemented in the first phase.
Bharti also stated the government plans to form District-Level Mentoring committees in Ganga basin states.
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A very welcome move to atleast make Ganga bank towns and cities with 100% Collection and treatment of Sewerage by augmenting the existing systems and STP' capacity. MoWR &NG should stipulate location of new STPs atleast 5 km crow distance away from the banks. Private Players should also be encouraged to provide for suitable capacity bioreactors so that methane generated is utilised for public good and capital costs of collection and treatment of sewerage from peripheral/ localised communities is reduced. Also, why not include ALL TOWNS along the Ganga River System? Yamuna, Alakhnanda and other rivers that merge with Ganges also deserve equal attention of Hon'able Uma Bharti ji, , Minister of MoWR &NG. Forming District level commities can be tried but having overall single point authority over actions along River Systems must be attempted.
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I agree with the remark of Mr.Lokesh Punj suggesting to include all towns along the Ganga River system ,Yamuna,Alaknanda and other rivers that merges with Ganga.Until and unless we have 100% collection and sewerage treatment plants ,we can not achieve our target .We will have to divert all the untreated pollutants away from our river system at least 5km crow distance away from the existing river.If we stop this then in natural course of time Ganga water will be safe to drink and to utilise the same .
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