DJB clears mega sewage project worth ₹479-cr

The Delhi Jal Board has cleared the sewage project worth ₹479 crore for building sewage lines network in the Kirari belt of the national capital. The project will cover over 7.25 lakh residents across 114 unauthorized colonies and six villages and will take about three years to complete. DJB sources informed that the sewage generated from these colonies will be taken to the 25 million gallons a day (MGD) Rohini sewage treatment plant. The land for construction of pumping stations at 3 locations like Prem Nagar, Bhagya Vihar and Pratap Vihar has been allocated by the Delhi Development Authority. The overall scheme will involve laying down 423.5kms of sewer lines and more than 23,900 manholes in the entire belt. The capacities of wastewater pumping stations at Prem Nagar will be 6.5 MGD, Pratap Vihar 41 MGD, and Bhagya Vihar will be able to pump 9 million gallons of sewage per day. Currently, sewage from these colonies is being discharged into the Yamuna River through various drains causing rampant environmental pollution, apart from polluting the river water. The environmental conditions of the unauthorized colonies are also deteriorating because of the lack of proper sewerage and drainage network.