Highlighting efforts to clean the Yamuna, Anurag Dhanda tweeted that the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) will inaugurate Asia’s largest sewage treatment plant at Okhla on September 30.
Capacity and Scale
The Okhla plant is designed to treat over 600 million liters of sewage per day (MLD), making it the largest in Asia. This state-of-the-art facility will help significantly reduce the flow of untreated sewage into the Yamuna, a major contributor to pollution in the river.
Capacity and Scale
The Okhla plant is designed to treat over 600 million liters of sewage per day (MLD), making it the largest in Asia. This state-of-the-art facility will help significantly reduce the flow of untreated sewage into the Yamuna, a major contributor to pollution in the river.
Environmental Impact
The new plant is expected to improve water quality downstream, reduce harmful bacteria and pollutants, and create a cleaner and healthier river ecosystem. This is a critical step in Delhi’s ongoing initiatives to revive and protect the Yamuna, which has been facing severe contamination
Environmental Impact
The new plant is expected to improve water quality downstream, reduce harmful bacteria and pollutants, and create a cleaner and healthier river ecosystem. This is a critical step in Delhi’s ongoing initiatives to revive and protect the Yamuna, which has been facing severe contamination due to untreated sewage.
Boost to Urban Sanitation
Officials from the Delhi Jal Board said that the project is part of a broader effort to modernize sewage infrastructure, ensure better waste management, and support sustainable urban living. The plant will also generate job opportunities in operations, maintenance, and monitoring.
