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• India's first hybrid annuity model (HAM) based 14 MLD sewage treatment plant (STP) has been inaugurated in Sarai, Haridwar, Uttarakhand.
• The project has been developed under the Namami Gange project of National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG).
• In order to improve the quality of water in the river Ganga in Uttarakhand, 34 projects of sewerage infrastructure works have been taken up at a cost of approximately Rs 1,144.77 crore for creating treatment capacity of 165.50 MLD and laying sewerage network of 152 km.
• Once all these projects are commissioned, the entire sewage capacity of Uttarakhand will be met and there will be a substantial improvement in the quality of water of the river Ganga.
• Namami Gange – National Mission for Clean Ganga is an Integrated Conservation Mission (ICM) , approved as ‘Flagship Programme’ with budget outlay of Rs.20,000 Crore.