India, Sept. 30 -- The Delhi Jal Board on Monday approved setting up of 15 new decentralised sewage treatment plants (DSTPs) in north Delhi, senior government officials said. These DSTPs will cover Narela, Bawana and Mundka areas and are expected to treat over 39 million gallons of waste water every day, the officials added.

The DSTPs are part of a sewage line expansion project covering 785km in north Delhi. The total expansion project is likely to cost around Rs.1,965 crore.

As per the DJB report, the overall project is said to benefit 1.2 million residents in north Delhi. A government official said that these projects will cumulatively cover more than 59 clusters of unauthorised colonies and 37 villages. "Septage and waste water from ...