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Bengaluru Water Authority plans to build 17 new Sewage Treatment Plants

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City plans new plants with a combined capacity of 583 million litres per day, costing Rs. 2,200–Rs. 2,400 crore, to address treatment capacity shortfall. To prioritise the treatment and reuse of wastewater generated in the city, the Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has proposed the construction of 17 Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) with a combined capacity of 583 million litres per day (MLD). Currently managing over 11,894 kilometres of underground drainage, the BWSSB supplies 2,225 MLD of water daily from the Cauvery, located 100 kilometres away. Of this,…

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Only 8 sewage treatment plants in Bengaluru monitored properly, study finds

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A study by an NGO has found that out of Bengaluru’s 31 sewage treatment plants, only eight are monitored properly for chemical oxygen demand, biochemical oxygen demand, pH, total nitrogen, faecal coliform, ammoniacal nitrogen and suspended solids for wastewater treatment. ActionAid Association’s study found that the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB), which runs the sewage treatment plants, did not comply with the limits set by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) for the parameters. While the limit for total suspended solid—a parameter used to assess the quality…

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