The AAP government did not grant permission for the translocation of trees for the Rithala Phase-I sewage treatment plant, stalling the project and leading to discharge of untreated sewage into the Yamuna river, sources in the Lieutenant Governor’s office have said, The project was funded by the central government under the Yamuna Action Plan-III, they…
The project was commissioned in 2018, but permission was granted only in 2021. Work to complete the upgradation of the project is underway and the STP is expected to be complete by this June.
Delhi Lieutenant Governor (L-G) Vinai Kumar Saxena has issued an order to identify the officers responsible and take strict action for delay in the upgradation/rehabilitation of Rithala Phase-I sewage treatment plant (STP) – for five years, that has resulted in the discharge of a massive 37,000