CEEW analysis shows that urban centres in India will generate about 44,000 MCM of domestic wastewater by 2050
Four projects worth Rs 407 crore were approved for pollution abatement and clean the Hindon river in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district, the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) said on Tuesday.
The 48th meeting of the executive committee of the NMCG was held on Tuesday under the chairmanship of NMCG Director General G Asok Kumar.
Eight projects worth around Rs. 638 crore were approved in the meeting.
"In an attempt to clean river Hindon, which is a tributary of river Yamuna, four projects worth Rs. 407.39 crore were approved for pollution abatement in Shamli district," the NMCG said in a statement.
Nitin Bassi, Programme Lead for the Water team at Council on Energy,Environment and Water (CEEW),says, "CEEW analysis shows that urban centres in India will generate about 44,000 MCM of domestic wastewater by 2050."
He adds, "For rejuvenating our rivers, substantial investments are required for treating this wastewater which ends up polluting them. The approach undertaken by the NMGG for cleaning Ganga is a great step which should be replicated for other polluted river stretches in India as well."
These projects are part of the comprehensive Hindon Rejuvenation Plan.
Hindon river is identified as "Priority I" polluted river stretch.
The projects which were sanctioned are to prevent the flow of polluted water into Krishni River.
Krishni is one of the major tributaries of Hindon, it said.