Trying to make Centre’s Jal Andolan (Jal Shakti Abhiyaan) into a Jan Andolan, Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) is now focusing on ensuring the treatment of wastewater in residential townships and colonies.
Under the central pollution control board (CPCB)’s guidelines, it has been made compulsory for colonies, townships and group housing schemes developed on 2000 hectare or more to have STP for treating sewage water.
A survey of townships and colonies, which claim of having sewage treatment plant (STP) installed on premises has been launched by the officials.
Enforced by CPCB back in 2009, details will be collected about colonies that fall under this category and whether they have STP or not. IMC’s building permission cell is in the process to scrutinize those colonies as the officials suspect that STPs have mostly become non-functional and the residents rely on groundwater or Narmada water only. The inspection will be based on condition, functionality and maintenance schedule.
In order to inspect the present situation, officials will check the present condition of plants. Until now, 55 residential townships and colonies have been identified wherein their respective developer claimed to have installed an STP facility for treating sewage water.
Besides, data will be collected on the basis of the amount of water that is being treated with the help of STP and on the basis of that, arrangements to supply treated water will be made as the whole idea is to encourage citizens to reduce consumption of Narmada water.
Colonies developed after 2009 fall under the criteria. If residents of such colonies start using treated water, then it would reduce their dependency on Narmada water by at least 40 percent.
We are hoping this initiative will greatly help conserve water, and aid a futuristic approach for using resources wisely.
IMC and ISCDL are working step by step to make Indore an All-Rounder City in the country. One such step involves Water Harvesting. Read how the team is making it the no. 1 project as well, here
