The Live Ahmedabad
  • Home
  • Ahd City
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Education
  • Crime
  • Health
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Featured

The Live Ahmedabad

  • Home
  • Ahd City
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Education
  • Crime
  • Health
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Featured
Gujarat

Gujarat spent Rs 1,010 billion cleaning the Mindhola, Sabarmati, and Tapi rivers.

by TLAteam August 2, 2022August 2, 2022
written by TLAteam August 2, 2022August 2, 2022
Gujarat spent Rs 1,010 billion cleaning the Mindhola, Sabarmati, and Tapi rivers.

The Gujarat government spent the most money under the National River Conservation Plan (NRCP) in June, spending Rs 1,010 crore to clean the Sabarmati, Mindhola, and Tapi rivers.

Business News

written reply from Bishweswar Tudu, Union Minister of State for Jal Shakti, in the Lok Sabha last week, the establishment of Sewage Treatment Plants (STP) has been one of the key components of the programme, for which nearly Rs 1,790 crore has been sanctioned for the three rivers in Gujarat.

“Cleaning and rejuvenation of rivers is an ongoing activity. It is the primary responsibility of the states to ensure that urban local bodies and industrial units located in their jurisdiction carry out the treatment of the sewage and industrial effluents to the prescribed norms before discharging into rivers and other water bodies, coastal waters or land to prevent and control pollution therein,”

It added that the ministry has been supplementing the states’ efforts by providing financial and technical assistance to abate pollution in identified stretches of rivers across the country through schemes such as Namami Gange for rivers along the Ganga basin and through the centrally-sponsored NRCP scheme where the funding pattern is in the ratio of 60:40 between the Centre and the state.

According to the Central Pollution Control Board’s (CPCB) most recent report, Gujarat has 20 polluted river stretches, including the Amlakhadi, Bhadar, Bhogavo, Khari, Sabarmati, Vishwamitri, Dhadar, Triveni, Amravati (tributary of Narmada), Damanganga, Kolak, Mahi, Shedhi, Tapi, Anas, BalehwarKhadi, Kim, Mesh.

“NRCP has so far covered polluted stretches on 35 rivers in 78 towns spread over 16 states in the country with the project sanctioned cost of Rs 6,142 crore, and inter alia, a sewage treatment capacity of 2,745.70 million liters per day has been created. An amount of Rs 2,799 crore has been released to various states/UTs governments as Central share for implementation of various pollution abatement schemes under NRCP,”

The other state governments that have incurred higher expenditure under NRCP include Tamil Nadu and Punjab. While the Tamil Nadu government has spent Rs 901 crore for Cauvery, Adyar, Cooum, Vaigai, Vennar and Tamrabarani rivers, Punjab has spent Rs 797 crore on Satluj, Beas and Ghaggar.

According to the annual report of the Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) for 2020-21, a total of 11,588 effluent treatment plants have been built in the state. However, concerns over pollution continue to exist in the state. “The fund from NRCP is transferred to municipal corporations directly and it is they who decide on the works that need to be implemented which includes augmentation of the Sewage Treatment Plants,” an official from GPCB told The Indian Express.

Rohit Prajapati, an environment activist associated with Vadodara-based Paryavaran Suraksha Samiti, says, “It is not very clear, for what purposes the money has been used under NRCP. There is a lot of opaqueness on the part of the state government and local bodies. Also, the condition of the rivers has not improved. It has only become worse, including Sabarmati.”

AhmedabadAhmedabad cityAhmedabad newsGujaratGujarat governmentGujarat newslatest news
0 comment
previous post
A landmark business is launched through a corporate-government collaboration in Gujarat.
next post
No need to give driving test for Driving Licence

You may also like

Surat Records Heaviest Rainfall in 24 Hours; Red...

June 25, 2025

Bomb Threat Sent to Gujarat High Court Days...

June 24, 2025

Three Indian H-1B Visa Holders Denied US Entry...

June 24, 2025

Gujarat Police Proposes Ban on Street Begging to...

June 24, 2025

Back-to-Back Bomb Threats Target Vadodara Schools, Students Evacuated...

June 24, 2025

Heavy Rain Triggers Orange Alert in Several Gujarat...

June 23, 2025

GCCI July 4 Elections Likely to Be Cancelled...

June 23, 2025

Bike Lover Buried with His Royal Enfield in...

June 22, 2025

Face-detection CCTV cameras to be installed at Jagannath...

June 21, 2025

Five Women Caught Smuggling 442 Liquor Bottles from...

June 21, 2025

Leave a Comment Cancel Reply

Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.

Business News

Recent Posts

  • School Van-Car Collision Sparks Safety Concerns; Two Drivers Booked

    June 25, 2025
  • CBSE Class 10 Board Exams to Be Held Twice a Year from 2026—Details Inside

    June 25, 2025
  • Pay Fine or Face Action: GUJRERA Warns Builders of 615 Projects

    June 25, 2025
  • Renuca Singh Thakuri’s Sizzling Bikini Snaps Set Social Media Ablaze!

    June 25, 2025
  • GCAS Admissions: Colleges Permitted to Make More Offers Following Govt Directive

    June 25, 2025
August 2022
MTWTFSS
1234567
891011121314
15161718192021
22232425262728
293031 
« Jul Sep »
The Live Ahmedabad
Footer Logo
  • Home
  • Ahd City
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Education
  • Crime
  • Health
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Featured
  • Privacy Policy
  • Disclaimer
  • Cookie Policy
  • Terms of use
  • Advertise with Us
  • Work With Us
  • Contact Us

© 2021 - The Live Ahmedabad. All Rights Reserved.