New Delhi: The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) through its Namami Gange Project is aiming to clean the river Yamuna.
A nearly 22 km stretch of Yamuna has been identified and the authorities are on mission mode to stop sewage flow in the river, because the Yamuna, being the largest tributary of India’s most pious river Ganga not just appears stagnant but also rotten due to colossal amount of dirt, dust and untreated filth that have fallen directly into the river.
“If we look at it, the flow of Yamuna…up to where the Chambal joins, is very bad because there is a lot of pollution coming to the sector. So, the most polluted stretch of River Yamuna is 22 km in the Delhi area which does not see any flow,” said G Asok Kumar, Director General of National Mission for Clean Ganga on Friday.
He further added that “We are now trying to focus on getting this Yamuna water clean. There are about 18 nullahs, which flow into this 22 km stretch, which brings in a lot of water”. The total amount of sewage generated by Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, and Haryana is around 3,200 megalitres per day. The total capacity to treat these waste is 2600 MLD and there is a mega gap of 650 MLD which needs to be addressed.
Under the mission, the biggest Sewage Treatment Plant, namely Coronation Pillar Sewage Treatment Plant, is being set up in Delhi. This STP will treat 318 MLD of wastewater will be treated with the STP.