New Delhi, May 17 -- The Delhi Government is turning to corporate companies for support through Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funding to help clean the Yamuna River by setting up modular sewage treatment plants (STPs) along major open drains in the city, officials said on Friday.
The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has invited private companies to sponsor these decentralised STPs as part of the city's larger plan to rejuvenate the deteriorating ecological health of the Yamuna. These modular plants will be installed along drains that directly discharge wastewater into the river.
Unlike conventional sewage treatment systems, which require large areas of land and significant investment, modular STPs are compact and can be installed in parts al...