Delhi govt to rejuvenate lake with treated water
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Delhi govt to rejuvenate lake with treated water
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New Delhi: Delhi government plans to rejuvenate the Tikri Khurd lake in outer Delhi area with treated wastewater flowing in from Haryana. Water minister Satyendar Jain visited the site on Thursday and said that the trapping and treatment processes had started at a sewage treatment plant in Narela for this purpose. Delhi Jal Board plans to increase the capacity of the Narela sewage treatment plant from 10 million gallons per day to 20 million gallons per day, allowing for the treatment of sewage water flowing in from Haryana into the Yamuna. With this treated water, the government will revive a lake in Tikri Khurd and the remaining treated water will be discharged back into the drain, which further meets the Yamuna. In 2018, the National Green Tribunal had directed the city government to take up the restoration work of the lake, which was falling victim to unauthorised encroachments. “Revitalising the lake will not only save the environment from contamination but will also help in improving the depleting groundwater level in Delhi and simultaneously improve the natural ecosystem,” said Jain. “The neighbouring states are continuously diverting sewage water and industrial waste into the Yamuna, which is condemnable and worrying,” the minister further stated. TNN
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The Times of India
Date
2021-12-10
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Delhi