Excessive-level committee tweaks timelines for Yamuna initiatives in Delhi | Delhi Information

A high-level committee constituted for rejuvenation of the Yamuna has prolonged the proposed timelines for a lot of motion factors.

NEW DELHI: A high-level committee constituted for rejuvenation of the Yamuna, which lately met after a niche of 5 months, has prolonged the proposed timelines for a lot of motion factors, together with development of three new sewage remedy crops, upgradation of 18 current STPs, desilting of sewer strains and tapping of drains.
The committee, which reviewed the progress within the implementation of a number of motion factors on July 23, revised the proposed timelines compared to the timelines talked about within the earlier assembly held on Feb 20, exhibits the most recent report of the committee.
Of the three new STPs to be constructed at Okhla, Sonia Vihar and Delhi Gate, the Okhla mission is the most important. The mission was initially imagined to be commissioned by June 2023, then March 2024, and the brand new proposed timeline is Sept 2024. “On June 6, 2023, 80% of the work was executed for the Okhla STP. Nonetheless, 97.3% of the work was accomplished by June 30 this 12 months,” in keeping with the high-level committee’s report.

Apart from, the development work for Delhi Gate STP is but to start out, as a cell tower on the land needs to be eliminated. DDA allotted land for the mission, however it’s but to be handed over to DJB.
Of the 18 STPs that had been recognized for upgradation, which is able to result in a capability addition of 107.5 MGD, the brand new proposed timeline is Dec 2025. Earlier, the deadline to improve these STPs was Dec 2024. Nonetheless, of the 18, 9 STPs with a capability of 65 MGD are focused to be accomplished by Sept this 12 months. Desilting of sewer strains beneath 1,000 mm in diameter is proposed to be accomplished by Dec this 12 months.
No response was obtained from DJB on the matter of the extension of timelines. Nonetheless, DJB officers had earlier mentioned that points like monetary crunch and development bans delayed the completion of STP initiatives.
For laying a sewerage community in 1,799 unauthorised colonies, sewer strains have been laid and notified in 1,168 unauthorised colonies. Nonetheless, NOC is awaited for 125 colonies, work on the sewer community is in progress in 203 colonies, and the sewerage community in 303 colonies is to be laid together with decentralised STPs.
Equally, out of 639 JJ clusters, 581 JJ clusters have been related with the sewerage system, said the high-level committee.
This committee was constituted by NGT in Jan 2023 to revive the Yamuna. Building of three new STPs, rehabilitation and upgradation of 18 current STPs, development of 40 new decentralised sewage remedy crops, 100% desilting of trunk strains of 200 km, desilting of sewer strains beneath 1,000 mm in diameter, tapping of drains and laying sewer strains are a few of its focus areas.