India, Oct. 6 -- The Noida authority on Sunday said that it has decided to set up sewage treatment plants (STPs) at the city's 11 out of 24 drains to treat wastewater to ensure no untreated wastewater is emptied into Yamuna.

The move came after the national green tribunal (NGT) on August 3, 2022, while hearing a case directed the authority not to dump untreated waste into the drains, which are finally emptied into Yamuna. Since then the authority is working on the plan to improve the quality of the treated wastewater to mitigate pollution in Yamuna River as the NGT had also slapped a Rs.100 crore penalty against the authority for polluting the river, said officials.

To escape the penalty, the authority challenged the NGT's August 3, 202...