Editor Mr.Mayank Rawat ( Chief Editor Mr. Rohit Mishra )
New Delhi: Central Pollution Control Board has submitted a report to National Green Tribunal, stating that Delhi Jal Board needs to expedite the installation of disinfection facilities and ensure the proper operation of such systems in the sewage treatment plants.The report, dated May 8, asserted that 20 out of the 37 functional STPs had disinfection systems, but not all of them met the standards. CPCB filed the report on NGT’s direction after the tribunal took suo motu cognisance of a TOI report, ‘Why 75% of Delhi’s STPs aren’t ready to tackle Yamuna stink’, published on Feb 19, 2024, and raised substantial issues regarding compliance with environmental norms.CPCB, based on reports from DJB, last year informed NGT that out of the 38 monitored STPs, only two at Coronation Pillar New and Kondli-Phase I complied with the standards of fecal coliform counts. The latest report stated that currently, 37 STPs were functional as the operations of three STPs—Okhla Phase II, III and IV—were stopped, and one STP at Okhla and another at Sonia Vihar were under the stabilisation phase.“Twenty STPs have installed disinfection facilities. Of these, 10 STPs have chlorination-based disinfection and 10 use ultraviolet radiation-based disinfection. The installation of disinfection using UV technology is in progress in five STPs, with expected completion in three STPs. The installation is under consideration for another eight, with expected completion by June 2026,” stated CPCB.The report, however, pointed out that a compliance status related to fecal coliform based on a DPCC report for Nov 2024 stated that three STPs at Coronation Pillar New, Pappankalan Phase II and Kapashera were not meeting the prescribed standards. Out of the 17 STPs with no disinfection facilities, 14 were not meeting the standards prescribed by NGT on April 30, 2019, DPCC stated.
Mayank Rawat
