National Mission for Clean Ganga have recently approved many new projects under Namami Gange programme in Haridwar and Varanasi. In Haridwar, approval for 68 MLD sewage treatment plant (STP) in Jagjeetpur and 14 MLD STP in Sarai have been approved at an indicative cost of Rs 110.30Cr and Rs 25Cr respectively under Hybrid Annuity based PPP mode. Apart from this, while Rs 8.34Cr has been allocated for tertiary treatment of existing 27 MLD plant in Jagjeetpur, Rs 5.32Cr has been allocated for tertiary treatment of existing 18 MLD plant in Sarai under Design, Build, Operate and Transfer (DBOT) mode. Also, I&D works at Jagjeetpur and Sarai would be done at an indicative cost of Rs 81.15Cr and Rs 29.75Cr respectively under DBOT mode.
In-principle approval for the implementation of 50 MLD sewage treatment plant at Ramana in Varanasi has been given at an indicative cost of Rs 120Cr under Hybrid Annuity-based PPP mode. After the completion of the tender processes, Administrative Approval and Expenditure Sanction (AA&ES) of the projects will be given by the Executive Committee.
Namami Gange programme was launched as a mission to achieve the target of cleaning river Ganga in an effective manner with the unceasing involvement of all stakeholders, especially five major Ganga basin States – Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar and West Bengal. The programme envisages River Surface Cleaning, Sewerage Treatment Infrastructure, River Front Development, Bio-Diversity, Afforestation and Public Awareness.