MOST URGENT DELHI JAL BOARD PRESS RELEASE Public Relations Office, Delhi Jal Board, Varunalaya Ph-II, Karol Bagh, New Delhi-110005 Email : [email protected] , Landline : 011-23516261 [email protected] For favour of publication: Dated: 20-09-2016 • Sh. Manish Sisodia, Hon’ble Dy. C.M along with Sh. Kapil Mishra, Hon'ble Minister for Water and Chairperson, DJB inaugurated the 318 MLD capacity Waste Water Treatment Plant at Coronation Pillar • Being one of its kind, it is the biggest plant built across India based on latest technology • The plant generates high quality treated effluent as notified by Central Pollution Control Board • The colonies benefitted include Shakti Nagar, Kamla Nagar, Roop Nagar, DU Campus, Nehru Nagar, Swaroop Nagar, Bhalaswa, Sant Nagar, Wazirabad Group of Colonies etc In its constant endeavour to develop planned water supply and sewerage infrastructure to keep pace with the growing demands of Delhi Jal Board, Sh. Manish Sisodia, Hon’ble Dy. CM along with Sh. Kapil Mishra, Hon'ble Minister for Water and Chairperson, DJB inaugurated a Waste Water Treatment Plant of 318 MLD capacity at Coronation Pillar today, on 20.09.2016. Sh. Pawan Kumar Sharma, MLA, Sh. Keshav Chandra, CEO, DJB, Sh. B.M. Dhaul, Member (Drainage), DJB and other officials of Delhi Jal Board were also present on this occasion. Construction of the plant will not only enhance the sewage treatment capacity but will also ensure the discharge of high quality treated effluent into the drains, thereby, improving the quality of flow in the Supplementary drain which outfalls into River Yamuna. This process will also lead in abatement of pollution in the Yamuna. The total cost of this project is Rs. 515 Crores and it is expected to be completed in 30 months. The WWTP at Coronation Pillar is an integral part of Sewage Master Plan-2031.The colonies which will benefit include Shakti Nagar, Kamla Nagar, Roop Nagar, Delhi University Campus, Nehru Nagar, Swaroop Nagar, Bhalaswa, Sant Nagar and Wazirabad Group of Colonies etc. The plant shall be based on Activated Sludge Process Technology and will be fully automated with the facility of online monitoring of all the treated effluent parameters. Being the biggest plant ever built in India based on this technology it will be sustainable in respect of power consumption. Power will be produced from bio-gas generated from the waste to meet about 60% requirement of electricity at the plant. ************ .