₹519-cr project to boost Yamuna e-flow gets nod

NEW DELHI: As part of the Yamuna cleanup project, the Delhi government will undertake a ₹518.88 crore project for setting up a parallel water conveyance system, pumping stations and elevated channels to carry highly treated water from Coronation Pillar sewage treatment plant to Yamuna.

- Paras Singh

The project will also include tapping of 30MGD (million gallons per day) sewage from Jahangirpuri drain and bringing it to Coronation facility, senior government official said.

The process will involve setting up independent close duct system, pumping stations and elevated channels to bring treated clean water from Coronation Pillar to Wazirabad barrage to increase the e flow in Yamuna, they said. The funding has been approved by the Centre under the National Mission for Clean Ganga. Environmental flow, or e-flow, refers to the minimum water required in a river to maintain its ecological health.