(a) whether attention of the Government has been drawn to the report subjected to the Supreme Court by the Central Pollution Control Board on the Sewage Treatment Plants in Delhi that sewage lines had not been connected to 17 number of plants in the city;and
(b) if so, the reaction of the Government thereto?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT & POVERTY ALLEVIATION ( SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA )
(a)&(b): The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has informed that the flow
of sewage to Sewage Treatment Plans (STPs) is partly obstructed
due to settlement/silting of Trunk Sewers, resulting in,
under-utilization of the sewage treatment capacity. However,
the overall utilization of the capacity of STPs is 79% (1589
MLD) against the installed capacity of 2008 MLD.
The DJB has already prepared an Action Plan for desilting
and rehabilitation of 91 KMs of the Trunk Sewers. After the
completion of work on these Trunk Sewers, the position of
capacity utilization of STPs will improve.