The
water quality monitoring undertaken by the Central Pollution Control
Board (CPCB) indicates that the water quality in the stretch of the
river Yamuna from Tajewala to Palla in Haryana is within the prescribed
limits. However, the stretch of the river in the vicinity of Delhi
(downstream of Wazirabad barrage to upstream of Okhla barrage) and in
parts of Uttar Pradesh does not meet the standards in terms of
Bio-chemical Oxygen Demand due to reasons such as the discharge of
untreated sewage in to the river, gap between the demand and
availability of sewage treatment capacity and the lack of fresh water in
the river for dilution. The Minister of State for Environment and
Forests Smt. Jayanthi Natarajan (I/C) stated in a written reply in Lok
Sabha today.
The Minister said that to supplement the efforts of the State Governments in addressing the problem of pollution of river Yamuna the Yamuna Action Plan (YAP) is implemented since 1993 with assistance from the Japan International Cooperation Agency in a phased manner. A total of 286 schemes including 38 sewage treatment plants have been completed under these schemes in 21 towns of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Delhi and 767.25 million litres per day of sewage treatment capacity has been created.
The Minister further stated Further, Government has approved YAP- Phase - III which involves, rehabilitation of the damaged trunk sewers, modernization of the STPs including construction of new ones in the identified areas of Delhi and to equip them with tertiary level treatment facilities to improve the water quality of river Yamuna.
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The Minister said that to supplement the efforts of the State Governments in addressing the problem of pollution of river Yamuna the Yamuna Action Plan (YAP) is implemented since 1993 with assistance from the Japan International Cooperation Agency in a phased manner. A total of 286 schemes including 38 sewage treatment plants have been completed under these schemes in 21 towns of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Delhi and 767.25 million litres per day of sewage treatment capacity has been created.
The Minister further stated Further, Government has approved YAP- Phase - III which involves, rehabilitation of the damaged trunk sewers, modernization of the STPs including construction of new ones in the identified areas of Delhi and to equip them with tertiary level treatment facilities to improve the water quality of river Yamuna.
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(Release ID :82847)
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