Lucknow, Jan. 11 -- Four sewage infrastructure projects have commenced operations under the Namami Gange Mission Phase-2 in fiscal 2025-26, officials said. Two large sewage treatment plants (STPs) (31 MLD and 35 MLD), which cost Rs 842 crore and benefit around 25 lakh people, have been made operational in Agra. In Varanasi's Assi-BHU area, a 55 MLD STP has started operations at a cost of Rs 308 crore and serves 18 lakh people. In Shuklaganj (Unnao), a five MLD STP built at Rs 65 crore has been launched, benefiting over 3 lakh people and effectively reducing Ganga pollution. Project director of State Clean Ganga Mission Joginder Singh stated that 74 sewage treatment projects have been approved across the state, with 41 projects completed and works progressing rapidly on the rest. At present. 152 STPs are operational in Uttar Pradesh, treating large volumes of sewage to make it environment-friendly before discharge into rivers. According to the state government, sewage treatment projects are operational in Prayagraj (Naini, Phaphamau, Jhunsi), Kannauj, Narora, Garhmukteshwar, Anupshahr, Kanpur, Bithoor, Ayodhya, Mathura-Vrindavan, Chhata, Kosi Kalan (Mathura), Varanasi, Chunar, Firozabad, Moradabad, Kasganj, Etawah, Shuklaganj-Unnao, Sultanpur, Jaunpur, Baghpat, Muzaffarnagar, Budhana, Lucknow, Ghazipur, Mirzapur, Bareilly, Kairana, Farrukhabad, Meerut, Deoband (Saharanpur), Saharanpur, Shamli, Hapur, Gorakhpur, Agra, Gulawati (Bulandshahr), Pandit Deen Dayal Nagar, Bhadohi, Ramnagar, Hathras, Aligarh, Dalmau (Raebareli), Manikpur (Pratapgarh)....