UD, Bihar expedites STP works at Beur, Karmalichal

PATNA: Chaitanya Prasad, Principal Secretary, Urban Development and Housing Department (UDHD) asked the state Urban Infrastructure Development Corporation to complete the pending works of sewage treatment plant at Beur and Karmalichal by July end.

The instructions came after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) made a critical observation over the delayed progress in construction of STPs in Bihar under Namami Gange Programme.

Under the Namami Gange, Patna has been divided into six zones for execution of the project. Prasad said strict actions would be taken against officials in case of further delay in completion of the project. Beur and Karmalichak STPs will together treat 80 million liters of waste water per day through a sewerage network of 277 km. The estimated cost of the Karmalichak STP is about Rs 77 crore and Rs 68 crore for Beur STP.