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Indore IAS Turns 2 km Stretch of Saraswati River 100% Sewage Free. Here's How!

A two-kilometre stretch of Sarswati river is sewage free with thriving aquatic life all thanks to the stellar efforts of Indore Municipal Commissioner, Asheesh Singh.

Saraswati began choking on effluents with the rapid industrial boom in the 70s, rising population and mounting settlements near the riverfront. This resulted in the direct dumping of household waste and open defecation.

But due to the efforts of Indore Municipal Commissioner, Asheesh Singh and his team, a two-kilometre stretch of Sarswati river flowing through Indore has been made 100 per cent sewage free by treating inflow from 28 sewage lines through a fully functional Sewage Treatment Plant (STP)!

"The old primary lines were installed ten years ago that started degrading around two years ago. Due to this, sewage was being released directly into the river instead of entering the STP for its treatment. There were 24 such locations where the pipeline stopped working. The lines even choked causing a sewage overflow," Singh explains.

 A similar problem was observed with the Kahn river as well. So, the IAS came up with a plan in 2018 to restore both the rivers (a total of 23 kilometres stretch) by installing decentralised STPs.

The plan was to install six STPs with a cumulative capacity to treat 65 MLD of sewage from 434 locations across the city, "Majority of the civil construction work is completed. Of the six STPs, one is fully operational and others will be post the lockdown period."

full article in the link below 

https://www.thebetterindia.com/224049/ias-hero-indore-saraswati-river-revival-restore-sewage-clean-river-water-environment-india-gop94/?fbclid=IwAR2SuQMLJgt4ITX5LhTulavkCOyYjhtao7GV__wITe9VH-NEx8MBswkSerQ

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