New Delhi, May 13 -- The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) on Wednesday said operational sewage treatment capacity across the Ganga basin has increased 10-fold in the last seven years, from 351 MLD in 2018 to 3,805 MLD in 2024-25, highlighting it as an
"unprecedented" scale of infrastructure delivery in India's water sector.
In a post on X, the official handle of Namami Gange -- a flagship programme under the NMCG for the abatement of pollution and conservation of the national river Ganga -- stated that '10x is not a marketing number' but reflects the scale of infrastructure created under the river rejuvenation programme.
"It is how much operational sewage treatment capacity has grown across the Ganga basin in seven years. From 351 MLD in 2018 to 3,805 MLD today," the post said.
"The scale of infrastructure delivery under Namami Gange is without precedent in India's water sector," it added.
The mission noted that 6,219 MLD capacity has already been sanctioned across 231 projects, accounting for 76 per cent of the overall target of 8,220 MLD.
Sharing an infographic titled "Built large. Built to last", the mission said the currently operational capacity (3805 MLD) accounts for 46 per cent of the target.
Highlighting the financing model, the NMCG said USD 1.1 billion has been financed under the hybrid annuity model-public private partnership (HAM-PPP) structure across 39 contracts awarded programme-wide.
Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Millennium Post.