Delhi Jal Board gears up to open Asia’s largest WWTP

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Jal Board is gearing up for the grand inauguration of its biggest 124 million gallons per day wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) in Okhla on September 30. According to officials, the plan is to invite around 6,000 people to the inauguration ceremony along with Japanese dignitaries.

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah is likely to be the chief guest. Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and Water Minister Parvesh Verma, among others, will also be present at the event, they added. “This will not only be the biggest such facility in the country but also the largest plant in Asia. The preparations are being made to make this a grand event, the public will be invited from the nearby areas of South Delhi along with MLAs and other public representatives.” a DJB official said.

The Okhla WWTP isa joint venture between the Centre under the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) and the Delhi government executed by DJB, started in 2019.