New Delhi, 21 October (H.S.): Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah will inaugurate and lay the foundation stones for 43 major projects of the Delhi Jal Board (DJB), worth Rs 8,941 crore, at Shyam Vihar and along the Urban Extension Road-II (UER-II) on Thursday.

The projects include the inauguration of 10 completed initiatives worth Rs 2,827.11 crore and the laying of foundation stones for 33 projects valued at Rs 6,114.11 crore. These initiatives are expected to accelerate efforts to ensure proper treatment of wastewater, strengthen the sewerage infrastructure and reduce pollution in the Yamuna River.

Delhi Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, ministers in the Delhi government, and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs and MLAs from Delhi will attend the event.

The projects include a new 124-million-gallon-per-day (MGD) sewage treatment plant (STP) at Okhla, at a cost of Rs 1,161 crore; the upgradation of eight STPs, worth Rs 1,041 crore; and 29 new decentralised sewage treatment plants (DSTPs) and sewage pumping stations in outer Delhi, costing Rs 3,113.67 crore.

Other key initiatives include the development of a 1,034-kilometre sewer network at a cost of Rs 1,691 crore, a 477-million-litres-per-day (MLD) water treatment plant at Chandrawal, valued at Rs 298.3 crore, and a 4.5-kilometre-long Mundka trunk drain, costing Rs 225.02 crore.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar