New Delhi, May 14 -- The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has almost completed the construction of a 7-MGD new sewage treatment plant (STP) at Sonia Vihar, which will help reduce pollution in the Yamuna River.
According to the DJB, the Sonia Vihar drain, which receives sewage from several unauthorised colonies of Sonia Vihar, Karawal Nagar and Khazoori Khas, is being fully trapped and the wastewater will be diverted to the upcoming plant for further treatment.
At present, Delhi produces approximately 792 MGD of sewage, of which DJB's 37 operational STPs can treat only about 610 MGD. The remaining untreated sewage often ends up in the Yamuna River, further polluting the river.
Several STPs are being enhanced as well as new ones are coming up to incr...