New Delhi, Jan. 21 -- Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta held high-level review meeting on Wednesday at the Delhi Secretariat to review the current condition of the Yamuna, sewage treatment, drain cleaning, and the laying of sewer lines in unauthorised colonies.
After meeting, Rekha Gupta said that, at present, 37 sewage treatment plants (STPs) in Delhi together treat 814 million gallons per day (MGD) of wastewater, which meets current requirements. However, keeping future needs in mind, the government has set an ambitious target to increase this capacity to 1,500 MGD.
To achieve this, 56 MGD capacity will be added by upgrading existing machinery by December 2027, while 170 MGD additional capacity will be created through 35 new decentralise...