Bihar Affairs
A financing agreement was signed for the development of STP and sewage treatment networks for the Digha and Kankarbagh areas of Patna. Highlights:
The scope of the project includes the development of a Sewage Treatment Plants with a capacity of 150 MLD and a sewage treatment Network of more than 453 kilometers in the Digha and Kankarbagh areas of Patna State, which is one of the most populous cities on both sides of the Ganges.
This is the first of its kind and consists of the Design, Build, Operate and Transfer (‘DBOT’) scope and the Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM) scope.
After implementation, all sewage areas in Patna City will be covered by the sewage pipe network and sewage treatment capacity.
It should help achieve the goal of the Namami Gange plan, which is to prevent any untreated wastewater from entering the Ganga River.