Chandigarh, Nov. 4 -- Residents and farmers living near sewage treatment plants (STPs) in Haryana may soon get relief from the foul smell that has long plagued them, with the government planning activated carbon-based systems at 24 STPs to reduce the odour of treated wastewater. The project is estimated to cost around Rs 3,865.806 lakh (about Rs 38.66 crore).

Public Health Engineering and Public Works Minister Ranbir Gangwa has directed officials to take the stench problem around STPs seriously, take effective steps to improve the quality of treated water and give priority to resolving farmers' complaints.

Gangwa was chairing a review meeting of Public Health Engineering Department officials at the Haryana Civil Secretariat. Circle-wise p...