Interim report by the Environment Department, Haryana regarding sewage and effluent treatment capacity, 12/12/2023
Interim report by the Environment Department, Haryana in EA No. 35 of 2023 in OA No 673 of 2018 'News item published in the Hindu authored by shri Jacob Koshy titled more river stretches are now critically polluted: CPCB'.
The state of Haryana is regularly submitting the monthly progress report regarding river Yamuna and Ghaggar action plans to National Mission for Clean Ganga, Ministry of Jal Shakti. A lot of progress has been made regarding sewage and effluent treatment capacity in the state.
The report by the Environment Department, Haryana dated December 12, 2023 stated that the number of existing sewage treatment plants (STP) have increased from 156 STPs and installed treatment capacity of sewage has increased from 1835 MLD to 1965 MLD. 12 more STPs of 300 MLD capacity are under construction in the state and likely to be completed by December 2024. In addition, 5 STPs of 410 MLD capacity are under proposal for future population.
Likewise, the number of existing CETPs have increased from 19 CETPs to 22 CETPs and installed treatment capacity has increased from 190 MLD to 215 MLD. 7 CETPs of 126 MLD capacity are under proposal. A 2282 km sewer line was proposed and 2123 km has been laid and the balance work is likely to be completed by December 2024.
Haryana has also planned to reuse treated sewage of 27 STPs of 326.5 MLD capacity in the first phase and work for the first STP considered in phase-1 likely to be completed by December 31, 2023 and work for all STPs considered in phase-1 likely to be completed by March 31, 2025.