Water plant to be ready in 30 mths

NEW DELHI: Deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday laid the foundation stone of a waste water treatment plant at Coronation Pillar.
The 318-million-litre- capacity plant will be constructed by the Delhi Jal Board and will not only “enhance the sewage treatment capacity but will also ensure the discharge of high quality treated effluent into the drains, thereby, improving the quality of flow in the Supplementary drain which opens up into the Yamuna,” said an official.
The cost of the project is Rs 515 crore and is expected to be completed in 30 months. “The colonies which will benefit from it include Shakti Nagar, Kamla Nagar, Nehru Nagar, Swaroop Nagar, Bhalaswa, Sant Nagar and Wazirabad group of colonies,” said an official.
“Once complete, it would be Asia’s biggest and cheapest sewage treatment plant,” said DJP chairperson Kapil Mishra.