New Projects for Rejuvenation of 6 Polluted River Stretches in Uttarakhand

The Director General, National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), Shri Rajiv Ranjan Mishra chaired the 36th Executive Committee meeting of NMCG and approved new projects for rejuvenation of 6 polluted river stretches in Uttarakhand.

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The project shall cover the 6 polluted river stretches in the Kumaon region. These 6 Rivers are Bhela, Dhela, Kichha, Kosi, Nandhore, Pilakhar and Kashipur.

Out of the rest 3 polluted stretches, project of Ganga at Jagjeetpur, Haridwar has already been commissioned and on the remaining two, Namami Gange projects are already under execution.

With this project, all the polluted stretches in the state of Uttarakhand have been covered under pollution abatement projects.

An important and progressive feature of the project is comprehensive sludge management arrangements and provision for co-treatment of septage in all these STPs.