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Hindustan Times
20 hours ago
- Business
- Hindustan Times
PMC receives ₹27crore from Centre for STPs
Jun 22, 2025 08:18 AM IST PUNE The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has received ₹ 27 crore grant from the central government for sewage treatment plants (STPs) at Mundhwa, Kharadi, Vitthalwadi, Naidu Hospital, Erandwane, Baner, Bhairoba, Bopodi and Tanajiwadi. Centre allocates ₹ 27 crore to PMC for STPs at Mundhwa, Kharadi, Vitthalwadi, Naidu Hospital, Erandwane, Baner, Bhairoba, Bopodi and Tanajiwadi. ((PIC FOR REPRESENTATION)) The grant was given for good performance at the national level under the Jal Hi Amrit scheme. Additional municipal commissioner Prithviraj BP, said, 'Our officials from the electrical and drainage departments did exceptional work and got rewarded for the same.' 'The central government has already released ₹ 18.90 crore from the total amount on Saturday which will be used for updation and technology improvement at the nine STPs,' said Prithviraj BP. The PMC is also erecting ten more STPs under the river rejuvenation project and funds have been received by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). 'This will help to treat sewage water before releasing it into the rivers,' said officials.
The Hindu
13-06-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
Funds for 15 sewage treatment plantsunder AMRUT scheme
Fifteen sewage treatment plants (STPs) will be set up in the State under various local bodies as part of the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2.0 scheme. The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has released its share of the first instalment of ₹5.25 crore for setting up the plants. The plants are being set up under the Jal Hi Amrit initiative as part of AMRUT 2.0 to incentivise urban local bodies to improve the quality of treated used water by ensuring efficient operations of treatment plants and promoting recycling and reuse. The incentive for setting up the plants will be released to the State in 70:30 incentive structure, based on whether it has achieved Clean Water Credits of 3 stars and above. Setting up the Water Resource Recovery Cell (WRRC) to promote sustainable and circular management of used water and biosolids at the State-level is a prerequisite for releasing the first 70% incentive. Total allocation The total amount of funds allocated for the incentive under the scheme is ₹7.50 crore. The first instalment (70%) of this amount has now been released. The funds will be deposited into an escrow account dedicated to sewage treatment to the concerned urban local bodies and must be utilised for specific activities to improve the efficiency and sustainability of the plants. Modelled on the successfully-running sewage treatment plant at Muttathara in Thiruvananthapuram, the Local Self-Government department is currently in the process of setting up STPs as well as Faecal Sludge Treatment Plant (FSTP) in various parts of the State. Piped network The Muttathara plant, with a capacity to treat 107-million litres a day (mld) of sewage, was set up in 2013 at a cost of ₹80 crore. Sewage from around 40 of the 100 wards in Thiruvananthapuram Corporation reaches the STP directly through a piped network, while from the rest of the areas, it is brought in tankers.
