Delayed by 5 years, Manesar sewage plant enters final phase, will be ready soon
Gurgaon: The construction of a 25 MLD ( million litres per day) sewage treatment plant (STP) in Manesar is in its final stages and is expected to be completed soon, GMDA officials said on Tuesday.
Once operational, the STP will significantly improve sewage management in Manesar, Naharpur Kasan and nearby villages by treating domestic waste using the Sequencing Batch Reactor (SBR) process, a modern cyclic wastewater treatment technology.
At present, untreated sewage from these areas collects in an open pond, raising serious environmental and public health concerns. Once the plant becomes functional, waste will be channelled through a 1,200mm-diameter sewer line to the facility.
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According to municipal corporation of Manesar (MCM) officials, around 1.4km of pipeline is being laid to connect Naharpur Kasan with the STP. "The pipeline between Manesar and Naharpur Kasan had already been laid earlier by the public health engineering department (PHED). Of the 1.4 km, around 250 metres is pending, and we expect to complete the remaining work in the next 15 days," an MCM official said.
A GMDA official confirmed that finishing work at the plant site is underway.
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"We are waiting for MCM to complete the pipeline laying. Once that is done, we will begin testing and commissioning of the plant," the official said.
The project has faced multiple delays since its inception. Initially, it was assigned to PHED but could not be executed due to unavailability of land. In 2020, GMDA took over as the executing agency under a deposit work arrangement.
Tendering began in July 2020 but was delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, pushing the timeline significantly.
The Rs 31.8-crore project was initially slated for completion by 2022. After that, a prolonged administrative impasse further slowed progress, as PHED disagreed over cost-sharing responsibilities following the formation of the Municipal Corporation of Manesar in 2020.
Though official estimates suggest that the villages have a population of around 50,000, locals say the number is closer to 1.5 lakh, with a large migrant population. Residents have long demanded a proper sewage management system to address public health and sanitation issues.
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