22% construction work of new Jamalpur STP done: Ludhiana MC chief

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, October 29

Commissioner, MC, Pardeep Kumar Sabharwal has informed that 22 per cent of construction work of 225 MLD sewerage treatment plant (STP) at Jamalpur has been done till today.

A meeting of the Buddha Nullah monitoring committee, headed by the MC Commissioner, was held at the STP Jamalpur site today. The 225-MLD STP is a part of the project.

Sabharwal reviewed the ongoing work under the Rejuvenation of Buddha Nullah project worth Rs 650. He informed that the construction of five intermediate pumping stations is underway while work on one station is yet to be started. He directed MC officials to look into a matter as some persons have been opposing the identified site for the sixth intermediate pumping station.

Regarding the laying of the 11-km pipeline along the banks of the Buddha Nullah to carry waste water from the intermediate pumping station to respective sewerage treatment plants, the MC chief said 50 per cent pipeline-laying work has been done.

Regarding the 111-MLD existing STP at Bhattian, 25 per cent rehabilitation work has been done, Sabharwal said.

Superintending Engineer, MC, Rajinder Singh said that the construction work of 22MLD STP Jamalpur would be completed by March 31, 2022. He said a total of 20% of work under the Rejuvenation of Buddha Nullah project has been done till now. He further said that the company concerned has been instructed to install the pipeline under a portion of the National Highway 44 stretch by December 15.