India, Jan. 28 -- New Delhi

The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has decided to undertake in-situ treatment of five drains and their sub-drains before they empty into the Yamuna in Delhi, officials aware of the developments said. These include the drains at Delhi Gate, ISBT, Defence Colony, Sen Nursing Home and No. 12A, they said.

"The agencies will be provided five months for preparation and commissioning of the project and they will be responsible for running it for three years," a DJB official said.

Officials said the project is likely to cost over Rs.30 crore, of which around Rs.21 crore will be spent on the Delhi Gate drain, Rs.3.27 crore on Sen Nursing Home and No. 12 drains, Rs.1.41 crore at Defence Colony, Rs.2.09 crore at ISBT and Rs.1.3...