Tag: Yamuna River

Water Ministry’s NMCG signs MoU with state bodies for sewage treatment plants to clean Yamuna

With this project, the NMCG aims to take care of the existing sewerage problems in the Agra city which pollutes Yamuna River. The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam and Vishwa raj Environment Private Limited (VEPL) on 25 August signed a tripartite Concession Agreement for development of Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) for Agra under hybrid annuity mode at a total cost of INR 582.84 crores. The NMCG approved the project for construction of STPs of total capacity of 177.6 MLD, including developing interception & diversion (I&D)…

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RESTORING THE YAMUNA RIVER BASIN

By DHI India Millions of people in India depend on the Yamuna River for domestic, industrial, and agricultural uses. During the non-monsoon (dry) season, however, stretches of the river become highly polluted and the water quality drops. To help the Government of India (GoI) improve the water quality during the dry season, we conducted an Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) and water quality modelling study. As part of the study, we also created a Decision Support System (DSS) that will enable authorities to restore the water quality of the river…

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