Sewage treatment plant data to be online

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) will put all monitoring data from sewage treatment plants (STP) online for the public.

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) will put all monitoring data from sewage treatment plants (STP) online for the public.

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“The performance of all 36 STPs will be monitored and the data will be published online, which will be open to the public for viewing and analysis. Rs 8.21 crore has been allotted for the project which will measure all important parameters of water quality such as PH, biological oxygen demand, chemical oxygen demand, TSS and ammonia. This decision by the Delhi Jal Board fulfils the long-standing demands of water activists and NGT technical committees from across the country,” a statement issued by the Delhi government said.

The DJB said it will now move to comprehensive urban and landscape planning, hydraulics, structural design and GIS mapping to ensure that every water work is designed for the benefit of the community.

According to DJB officials, the administrative approval for sewer lines in Najafgarh, Gokalpuri, Mustafabad and water pipelines in Matiala was given.

Water minister and DJB chairman Kapil Mishra said, “For the first time in India, the data and performance of the sewage treatment plants run by a water utilities board or state will be open to the public. This is bringing transparency and openness in governance, and bringing power to the people.”