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+0000Subject: [WaterWatch] Govt aims to stop sewage flow into rivers by 2011-12
Govt aims to stop sewage flow into rivers by 2011-12NEW DELHI: The government
has set itself an ambitious target ofensuring that no sewage is drained into
the 45,000 km river length ofIndia by 2011-12. The target has been proposed
under the 11th FiveYear Plan document which will be put before the Planning
Commission onNovember 8 for approval.The proposal comes on the heels of a move
initiated by the PMO torevamp the Rs 3,000 crore National River Conservation
Plan (NRCP), asreported by TOI earlier. The plan covers 34 rivers and 160 towns
in 20states and has completed almost a decade of operation withquestionable
results.The government now wants to achieve the target by making urban
sewagetreatment priority reforms under the City Development Plans of JNNURM.The
government wants all cities that can avail funds under JNNURM andthe Urban
Infrastructure Development Scheme for Smalll and MediumTowns (UIDSSMT) to
ensure 100% treatment of sewage by the end of thenew plan period.The revamped
NRCP shall be prioritised to first complete existingprojects and then consider
new projects only in cities that are notcovered by JNNURM and UIDSSMT.The
enormity of achieving 100% treatment of sewage that flows intorivers can be
gauged by the fact that in Delhi alone, 3 billion litresof waste water is
generated each day which flows into the Yamuna.Despite spending more than Rs
550 crore since July 1993 on cleaningthe river, the pollution load in Yamuna
has almost doubled over theperiod.Presently, only 20% of the total waste
generated in India is treated,while the rest mixes up in rivers. Annually, the
country produces22,900 million litres a day (mld) with 17,100 mld being drained
intothe rivers without any treatment.Under the revamped NRCP, the government
has proposed a dramatic shiftin the business of sewage treatment and river
management with externaloversight of the workings of the programme instead of
internal review.TOI__._,_.___
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