Work on Namami Gange project set to pick pace

Tribune News Service

Dehradun, November 20

The work on Namami Gange is expected to pick up pace with the awarding of works by Peyjal Nigam, the government agency, for the construction of STPs and other construction works.

The work had come to a standstill after the delay in zeroing on an agency for carrying out the different works by the Central government. Later, these works were handed to Peyjal Nigam. The objections by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) too had stalled the work for greater part of last year. Last month, Peyjal Nigam started work on the STP to be built at Haridwar and the channelling of a drain.

Today, Union minister of State for Water Resources and rejuvenation of Ganga Dr Satyapal, while reviewing the programme along with chief minister TS Rawat, urged the state agencies to complete the work on time. “Set up targets so that these are completed on time,” he specifically told the officers.

The officers were also asked to personally inspect the sites so that the pollutants from industries and sewerage were not following directly into the river Ganga in Haridwar.

From next month, Peyjal will begin work on 12 projects, once the tenders on these works are complete. Most of these works include construction of STPs such as 68 MLD STP at Haridwar, 14 MLD STP at Haridwar and channelling of drain. The remaining works are spread in Gopeshwar, Nandprayag, Karnprayag, Rudraprayag and Badrinath.