New Delhi, July 10 -- Inadequate capacity of proposed STP in Jalaun The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on July 7, 2025 heard a matter concerning the construction of a sewage treatment plant (STP) following the interception and diversion of the Rayad drain in Jalaun district, Uttar Pradesh. The complaint related to the STP being built in Nagar Palika Parishad, Kalpi after the drain, which flows through the municipality, is intercepted and diverted.

The applicant submitted that the Rayad drain has a flow of 11 million litres per day (MLD) over seven days, while the proposed STP has a capacity of only 5 MLD, resulting in a mismatch.

In support of this submission, the applicant referred to RTI information provided by the office of the projec...