NMCG's 59th Executive Committee approves sewerage projects for Chandauli, Buxar and Uttarpara-Kotrung
Projects worth ₹272 crore in Uttar Pradesh, ₹257 crore in Bihar and ₹8 crore in West Bengal were approved.
Summary
The 59th Executive Committee meeting of the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), chaired by Director General Rajeev Kumar Mital, approved pivotal sewerage and faecal sludge projects in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal, as announced on 31 December 2024. In Uttar Pradesh, projects worth ₹272 crore were cleared, including a ₹263 crore 45 MLD sewage treatment plant at Chandauli on the Hybrid Annuity Model with 15 years of operation and maintenance, and a ₹9 crore 15 KLD faecal sludge treatment plant with 35 kW solar power at Manikpur in Pratapgarh. A ₹257 crore project for Buxar in Bihar includes a 50 MLD STP, a 1 MLD nature-based STP, three interception pumping stations and 8.68 km of sewer lines, while Uttarpara-Kotrung in West Bengal got an ₹8 crore 22 KLD faecal sludge treatment plant.
Key facts
- Meeting
- 59th Executive Committee of NMCG, chaired by DG Rajeev Kumar Mital
- Uttar Pradesh
- ₹272 crore: Chandauli 45 MLD STP (₹263 crore, HAM, 15-year O&M); Manikpur, Pratapgarh 15 KLD FSTP + 35 kW solar (₹9 crore)
- Bihar (Buxar)
- ₹257 crore: 50 MLD STP, 1 MLD nature-based STP, 3 interception pumping stations, 8.68 km sewers
- West Bengal
- Uttarpara-Kotrung 22 KLD FSTP, ₹8 crore (DBOT)
- Announced
- 31 December 2024, Ministry of Jal Shakti
Practice MCQs 3 questions
The 45 MLD sewage treatment plant approved at the 59th Executive Committee meeting of NMCG for about ₹263 crore is located in which district of Uttar Pradesh?
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Correct answer: D — Chandauli
PIB (Jal Shakti): the ₹263 crore 45 MLD STP on the Hybrid Annuity Model is for Chandauli; Manikpur in Pratapgarh got a 15 KLD faecal sludge plant.
Which town in Bihar got a ₹257 crore sewerage project, including a 50 MLD STP and a 1 MLD nature-based STP, at NMCG's 59th Executive Committee meeting?
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Correct answer: B — Buxar
PIB (Jal Shakti): the ₹257 crore project with a 50 MLD STP, a 1 MLD nature-based STP, three interception pumping stations and 8.68 km of sewers is for Buxar.
Consider the following statements about the projects approved at NMCG's 59th Executive Committee meeting: 1. The meeting was chaired by NMCG Director General Rajeev Kumar Mital. 2. The Chandauli STP will be built on the Hybrid Annuity Model with 15 years of operation and maintenance. 3. Uttarpara-Kotrung in West Bengal got a 50 MLD sewage treatment plant. Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 and 2 only
PIB (Jal Shakti): DG Rajeev Kumar Mital chaired the meeting and the Chandauli STP is on HAM with 15-year O&M; Uttarpara-Kotrung got a 22 KLD faecal sludge plant, not a 50 MLD STP (that is Buxar).