Foundation stone laid for 11 projects for Yamuna rejuvenation under Namami Gange

January 2019

Foundation stones have been laid for 11 projects for Yamuna Rejuvenation under the Namami Gange programme. The projects are located in three drainage zones, namely, Kondli, Rithala and Okhla, and will be implemented under the Yamuna Action Plan-III. The Yamuna Action Plan includes a total of eight sewerage infrastructure projects in Delhi. These include the creation of a 564 mld STP at Okhla, rehabilitation and upgradation of a 386 mld STP, and rehabilitation of trunk sewer and rising main of 35 km in the Kondli and Rithala zones. It also includes the construction of WWTPs of 318 mld (estimated cost of Rs 5.15 billion) and nine decentralised STPs with a combined capacity of 22.5 mld at Chhatarpur  (Rs 652.4 million).