In a move to further clean the Ganga, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate six mega projects in Uttarakhand under the Namami Gange Mission on Tuesday via a video conference.
These projects include construction of a 68 MLD sewage treatment plant (STP), upgradation of the existing 27 MLD at Jagjeetpur in Haridwar and construction of an 18 MLD STP at Sarai in Haridwar.
The inauguration of 68 MLD Jagjeetpur project also marks the completion of the first sewerage project taken up on hybrid annuity mode on public private partnership.
Meanwhile, in Rishikesh, a 26 MLD STP at Lakkadghat will be inaugurated.
The Haridwar-Rishikesh zone contributes about 80 per cent waste water load into the Ganga. Hence, the inauguration of these STPs will play a significant role in keeping the river clean.
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