Complete Buddha Nullah project by December: Punjab Environment Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, July 12

Environment Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer on Tuesday took stock of the progress of the ongoing Buddha Dariya rejuvenation project and directed officials of the Municipal Corporation, Sewage Board, PPCB and other departments to expedite the pace of all works executed to clean the Buddha Dariya, commonly called Buddha Nullah.

Presiding over a meeting held at Jamalpur Sewerage Treatment Plant, Hayer said the rejuvenation project is one of the top priorities of the government. He instructed officials concerned to complete the work of 225-MLD Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) at Jamalpur by December this year. He said he would personally review the project to ensure timely completion.

The minister said under the Buddha Dariya Rejuvenation project, work was going on in full swing on two new sewage treatment plants (STPs) for treating domestic waters of total capacity 285 MLD (Jamalpur 225 MLD and Balloke 60 MLD), rehabilitation of existing STPs, two common effluent treatment plants (CETPs) for treatment of wastewater from two dairy complex in Tajpur and Haibowal, six intermediate pumping stations, laying of 10-km pipeline and others.

Hayer assured the people that the AAP government was committed to protect the environment and would do everything for a clean and safe Punjab.

Rajya Sabha MP and Committee Member Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal also emphasised on the timely completion of ongoing works under the rejuvenation project to ensure cleaning of Buddha Dariya. He also asked the officials to expeditiously remove all encroachments around the dariya.

Meanwhile, MLA Daljeet Singh Grewal said the administration must explore the feasibility of setting up STP for treating the domestic waste of nearby areas.

Later, the minister along with other officials visited 50 MLD common effluent treatment plant (CETP) on Tajpur Road.

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