NGT
has given directions to take up cleaning of Yamuna under Maily Se Nirmal
Yamuna Revitalization Plan, 2017. Accordingly, DJB has submitted priority of
projects amounting to Rs. 1,969 crore to be taken up under Phase I of Maily
Se Nirmal Yamuna-Revitalization Plan, 2017. These projects are as follows:
·
Rehabilitation
of existing waste treatment plant of 182 MLD at Rithala (R2).
·
Rehabilitation
of peripheral sewer line of Ashok Vihar and Jahangirpuri (R1a).
·
Rehabilitation
of 1100 mm dia. twin rising mains from Bharat Nagar Sewage Pumping Station to
Pitampura Chamber (R1b).
·
Construction
of 40 MGD (182 MLD) STP and rehabilitation of existing STPs at coronation
pillar (P1).
·
Construction
of 9 no. STPs and related works (P2).
·
Construction
of 5 STPs and 2 no. STPs and related works (P3).
However,
Cleaning of Rivers is an ongoing process and the Ministry of Water Resources,
River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation is supplementing the efforts of the
States for pollution abatement of river Yamuna, a tributary of River Ganga, by
providing financial assistance to Delhi State Govt. in phased manner since 1993
under the Yamuna Action Plan (YAP).
Further,
under YAP Phase-III project, five components in Rithala and Kondli region Pkg
R1a, R2, K3, K1, & K2 haves been appraised by IIT Roorkee and recommended
by ESC and further sanctioned. The details are as below:
·
Rehabilitation
of Trunk Sewer No.4 - Pkg ‘K1’ for Rs. 87.43 crore.
·
Rehabilitation
of Trunk Sewer No.5 – Pkg ‘K2’ for Rs. 83.40 crore.
·
Rehabilitation
and upgradation of Kondli Phase-I STP (45 MLD), Phase-II STP (114 MLD) &
Phase-III STP (45 MLD) – Pkg ‘K3’ for Rs. 239.11 crore.
·
Rehabilitation
of Trunk Sewers – Pkg ‘R1a’ for Rs. 43.92 crore.
·
Rehabilitation
and up-gradation of Phase-I STP (182 MLD) – Pkg ‘R2’ for Rs. 211.79 crore.
The
remaining three projects under above DJB’s priority list, have been appraised
by Prof. Arun Kumar of AHEC, IIT Roorkee for a total cost of Rs. 1388.23 crore
and are in the process of funding.
Earlier
plan did not take wholesomeness of the Yamuna river system for cleaning Yamuna,
due to insufficient engineering efforts, and also the
desired result of earlier action plan were not achieved as desired due to lack
of availability of fresh water in the river, especially during the lean period
and a large gap between generation and treatment of sewage. In fact, there is
no fresh water flow downstream of Wazirabad barrage in Delhi.
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.