GHAGGAR, YAMUNA AREAS TO GET 14 STPS

CHANDIGARH: Haryana chief secretary Sanjeev Kaushal said the central government has sanctioned 14 sewage treatment plants (STPS) under a micro-irrigation system in Ghaggar and Yamuna river areas.

The construction work on these will start soon, Kaushal said, who chaired a meeting regarding the implementation of the action plan for excessive river pollution and other related matters.

The chief secretary said the capacity of 156 STPS is being increased in the state by public health department, Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran, urban local bodies and Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority.

Of these,work on 74 STPS are nearing completion.