Chandigarh, July 9
Haryana has drawn up an ambitious pollution-control plan to rejuvenate the Yamuna, proposing 580 MLD of additional sewage and industrial effluent treatment capacity and nine biogas plants to curb pollution entering the river.
Reviewing the progress of the projects, Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi directed all implementing agencies to fast-track execution, remove bottlenecks and adhere to timelines. The plan includes 10 Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) with a combined capacity of 423.5 MLD at an estimated cost of ₹828.88 crore and nine Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETPs) with a total capacity of 156.5 MLD for industrial wastewater. Two 30 MLD CETPs are already under construction.
Officials informed the meeting that the 3 MLD STP at Matlauda in Panipat is 95% complete and is expected to be ready by July 31, while the 2 MLD STP at Bajghera in Gurugram has achieved 85% progress and is likely to be commissioned by August 31. The Chief Secretary also reviewed the status of major STP projects planned in Gurugram, Faridabad, Sonipat and Panipat, besides CETPs proposed across Faridabad, Gurugram, Sonipat and Panipat.
The meeting further reviewed plans for nine biogas plants with a combined processing capacity of 1,455 tonnes of organic waste per day across Sonipat, Faridabad, Gurugram, Karnal, Rohtak and Yamunanagar. The projects aim to ensure scientific waste disposal while generating clean energy. Stressing that Yamuna rejuvenation remains a top priority, Rastogi called for close coordination among departments, continuous monitoring and timely completion of all projects to strengthen Haryana’s pollution-control infrastructure and improve the river’s ecological health.
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