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Updated: Jan 07, 2020 09:51 IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], Jan 7 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has approved Rs 650 crore for the
rejuvenation of highly polluting Budah Nallah here
The Chief Minister has also asked the local government department to ensure the timely completion of the project, within two years.Presiding
over a high-level meeting here on Monday, Amarinder directed Sanjay Kumar, Additional Chief Secretary of local government, to take all
necessary steps for the rejuvenation of Budah Nallah, having a total length of 47.55 km, of which 14 km passes through Ludhiana city.The
city has been heavily polluted by the industrial and domestic waste thrown into the Nallah, causing a major threat to public health and
Calling for maximum public participation, Amarinder asked the local industry, NGOs, religious and social organisations to come forward to
carry out this project in a mission mode
The Chief Minister also lauded the contribution of Satguru Thakur Uday Singh, Head of Namdhari Sect, for taking personal initiative for the
cleaning of Budah Nallah in coordination with Ludhiana Municipal Corporation.According to an official statement, Satguru has also
contributed an amount of Rs 30 lakh for the purchase of machinery etc for this noble cause."The ACS local government said that out of total
Rs 650 crore, Rs 342 crore would be spent by the state government while Rs 208 crore would be contributed by the government of India and Rs
100 crore by the private operator," read the release
Under the first phase, augmentation and refurbishment of sewage treatment facility, dairy effluent treatment, survey to find out missing
links for industrial effluent and laying of dedicated conveyance system for industrial wastewater to carry the same to Common Effluent
Treatment Plant, if required, would be executed, the Chief Minister said.Amarinder, in the release, added that the second phase, involving
Rs 150 crore, would include reuse of treated effluent, and landscaping and beautification along the Buddha Nallah would also be undertaken
at a cost of Rs 283 crore.According to the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB), the actual waste discharge being generated in the city is
711 MLD, which includes 610 MLD of domestic sewage discharge, 15 MLD discharge from the dairy complex and industrial effluent discharge of
86 MLD.At present, the city has an installed sewage treatment capacity of 466 MLD and another 105 MLD capacity of Common Effluent Treatment
Plants (CETP) for industrial wastewater treatment is under installation, the release added
