According to a recent report on Delhi sewage treatment, Around 31% of the sewage generated continues to remain untreated.
“The report submitted at the end of July noted that out of an estimated 792 MGD (million gallons per day) of sewage generated in the city, the gap in treatment was around 245 MGD or 31% in the month of June.
Delhi has 35 STPs with a total capacity of 632 MGD, but the capacity that was utilised in June this year was only around 547 MGD, going by the DPCC’s report.
The gap in sewage treatment has not improved at least over the past year, previous DPCC reports show.”
The government aims to upgrade existing STPs to meet water quality norms, that is parameters like biochemical oxygen demand and total suspended solids, by June 2024. In June this year, only 13 of the city’s 35 STPs were meeting water quality standards prescribed by the DPCC.
Untreated sewage ends up in the city’s drains and in the Yamuna.
Express News Service – The Indian Express
