CCEA okays Phase-III of Yamuna clean-up

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Thursday gave the green signal to the proposed third phase of cleaning the 22-km stretch of Yamuna river passing through Delhi. The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)-assisted Yamuna Action Plan (YAP) Phase III project in Delhi was approved under the Centrally sponsored scheme of National River Conservation Plan at an estimated cost of Rs 1,656 crore.

The project will be implemented on 85:15 cost sharing basis between the Government of India and the Government of NCT of Delhi for a period of 7 years. Under the YAP III,it is proposed to rehabilitate the damaged trunk sewers to maximise utilisation of the available sewage treatment capacity with the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) and modernise its Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) in three catchment areas of Delhi,namely Okhla,Kondli and Rithala.

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“The project includes construction of a new state-of-the-art STP in place of old 136 MLD STP at Okhla and equip them with tertiary-level treatment facilities to achieve treated effluent quality of 10 mg/1 for Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) and Total Suspended Solids (TSS) so as to improve the water quality of river Yamuna,” a statement issued by the Government said on Thursday.

The project will be implemented by the DJB under the supervision of the Department of Urban Development,Delhi government.