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Tertiary treatment plant ready to supply water to 500 Sahibabad factories

Ghaziabad: A tertiary water treatment plant , built with Rs 150 crore raised through a municipal bond, is now ready to supply treated water in the city. The plant is set to cater to over 500 industries in the Sahibabad industrial area. Additionally, the pipeline from the Indirapuram plant to the remaining industries in Sahibabad has also been laid. The foundation stone for the project was initially laid by chief minister Yogi Adityanath in Jan 2022. The estimated cost of the project was pegged at Rs 319 crore, of which GMC raised Rs 150 crore through municipal bonds. "We got the audit of the plant done, according to which 99% of the work is complete," said Municipal Commissioner Vikramaditya Singh Malik, adding, "Since the plant is one of a kind in the state, funded by a municipal bond, we are seeking time from the chief minister's office for its formal inauguration by CM next month." The plant will reduce dependence on ground and surface water, and will also help GMC earn revenue. GMC is expected to raise an estimated Rs 5 crore per month, through this project. The municipal body will charge roughly 1,445 Sahibabad-based industries a rate of Rs 45.9 per kilolitre, and the water will be used for non-potable purposes. A 63km pipeline has been laid from the plant, located in Indirapuram, to Sahibabad. An overhead tank with a 2,800 kilolitre (KL) storage capacity has been constructed in Indirapuram, and an underground water tank with a 40,000 KL storage capacity has been constructed in the Sahibabad area, where the treated water will be stored and supplied to industries. The 56 MLD Indirapuram STP has been upgraded, which will produce 40 MLD of treated water. Lucknow was the first district to float a municipal bond in the state, followed by Ghaziabad. Municipal bonds are debt instruments under which the investor is repaid the fixed amount of principal with interest over a period decided by the municipal body. These bonds come with a tenure of five to seven years. The money raised is then used to fund city development or maintenance projects. It has helped GMC procure large amounts of funds in one go, which was used to fund the treatment plant project.