NAMAMI GANGE

One of the flagship programmes of Government of India, NAMAMI GANGE was launched in 2014. The effective abatement of pollution, conservation and rejuvenation of River Ganga are the twin objectives of this programme. National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) is the organization through which the programme is carried out in five states - Uttarakhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and West Bengal. In 2014, centre has approved substantial funds for Clean Ganga Mission by recognizing that long term rejuvenation of river ganga has significant social and economic benefits on the lives of 500 million people, living along its basin. Cleaning of river ganga is one of the priorities of the central government.

In 2016, Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR), issued the river Ganga (Rejuvenation, Protection and Management) Authorities Order to constitute various authorities to assist Government of India to achieve the aim of effective abatement of pollution in river ganga. NMCG was declared as the nodal implementing agency of 2016 order.

Overview of the city

Mathura district situated along the banks of the river Yamuna is a district of Uttar Pradesh state of north-central India. It is one of the most populous cities in Uttar Pradesh, which has put tremendous pressure on the existing infrastructure of the city. Due to non-availability of sewerage system in various parts of Mathura, the wastewater is discharged into open drains, which ultimately discharge into River Yamuna. This has resulted in an increase in pollution level of the holy river.

Need for new infrastructure to treat the wastewater generated in Mathura:

In the effort to divert the untreated wastewater from discharging into the river Yamuna, Interception and Diversion (I&D) works has been proposed. Under this project, the balance drains discharging into River Yamuna are proposed to be tapped and the wastewater shall be carried to existing/proposed STP for treatment through pumping station/gravity flow. The STP proposed in this Scheme shall also be utilized in due course when other phases of sewerage system will be implemented.

Mathura city does not have 100 % coverage of wastewater collection network. In the absence of Sewerage network, houses in such areas discharge their wastewater to the nearby open drains, which ultimately reaches River Yamuna.

In order to control the water pollution and improve the water quality of River Yamuna, some important measures were taken Under the Yamuna Action Plan (YAP) Project. The YAP Project was formulated based on the study conducted under Special Assistance of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) and covers state of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, and Haryana.

YAP -1 Project was taken up in the year 1993 for intercepting the existing sewage water from 15 towns in the Yamuna basin but it helped partially in improving the Yamuna Water quality as YAP-1 did not fully address the pollution. YAP-1 also did not address the bacterial pollution in the river due to absence of coliform standards for the treated effluent.

NMCG, Govt of India has approved the proposal of new Sewerage Treatment Plants for the following locations:

S. No.	Sewerage Treatment Plant at Gokul Barrage, Mathura
1	60 MLD STP at Gokul Barrage
	Distributed as well as centralized SCADA system.
2	MPS – Aurangabad 60 MLD (New) IPS – Kala Patthar 13.04 MLD (New) IPS – Dairy Farm 34.08 MLD (New)
	Distributed as well as centralized SCADA system.
3	Rising main for raw sewage - DI-K9, 600 mm, 1645mtr DI-K9, 1000 mm, 7555mtr PSCP, 1300mm, 90mtr
4	Gravity sewer - RCC NP3 - 300 mm – 300 m RCC NP3 - 450 mm – 950 m RCC NP3 -700 mm – 300 m RCC NP3 -1400 mm – 210 m M.S Pipe -800 mm – 100 m M.S Pipe -1000 mm – 40 m M.S Pipe -1400 mm – 80 m
5	Interception and Diversion - 4 Nos. Ambakhar Drain I&D. Aurangabad Upstream Drain I&D. Aurangabad Downstream Drain I&D. Kala Patthar Drain I&D.
6	Operation and maintenance period - 15 years

S. No.

Sewerage Treatment Plant at Gokul Barrage, Mathura

60 MLD STP at Gokul Barrage

Distributed as well as centralized SCADA system.

Associated Infrastructure

MPS – Aurangabad 60 MLD (New)

IPS – Kala Patthar 13.04 MLD (New)

IPS – Dairy Farm 34.08 MLD (New)

Distributed as well as centralized SCADA system.

Rising main for raw sewage -

DI-K9, 600 mm, 1645mtr

DI-K9, 1000 mm, 7555mtr

PSCP, 1300mm, 90mtr

Gravity sewer -

RCC NP3 - 300 mm – 300 m

RCC NP3 - 450 mm – 950 m

RCC NP3 -700 mm – 300 m

RCC NP3 -1400 mm – 210 m

M.S Pipe -800 mm – 100 m

M.S Pipe -1000 mm – 40 m

M.S Pipe -1400 mm – 80 m

Interception and Diversion - 4 Nos.

Ambakhar Drain I&D.

Aurangabad Upstream Drain I&D.

Aurangabad Downstream Drain I&D.

Kala Patthar Drain I&D.

Operation and maintenance period - 15 years

About Project

Overview of the city

Need for new infrastructure to treat the wastewater generated in Mathura:

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