CM Raje dedicates the 47-km-long riverfront to people; A Bird Park and Botanical Garden are expected to be ready shortly; Experience Centre tells the entire journey of the project
Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje opened the ambitious Dravyavati riverfront to the people of Jaipur in a lavish ceremony in Jaipur on Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary. Revived back from extinction, the seasonal river of Dravyavati is once again set to bless the city with mix of environment, technology and smart development. Adding utility to beauty, the 47-kilometer-long green corridor along the riverfront with more than 17,000 trees comes as a perennial source of fresh air for the fast developing city. Commissioning of 170 MLD capacity sewerage treatment plants developed under the project will add to city’s water sustainability while addressing the issue of sewerage disposal.
The STPs
The STPs reflect upon the smart components developed on Sequential Batch Reactor technique which employs smart technology for waste treatment. The largest of these plants has a capacity of treating 100 Million Litres Daily (MLD) and is installed at the RIICO industrial area. Spread over 36,000 square meters, the plant has electronic sensors to control inflow of waste and ensure quality of discharged water. The entire process is monitored through a command center at the plant.
“In order to keep emission of foul smell low, the waste is being aerated through use of pumps. These are highly efficient machines and can only be operated through software support,” says an engineer at the plant. The plant is also designed with a backup plan to meet out variation of load and power supply. It has more than of 48 hours of generator-based power backup and peak hour capacity twice its operational capacity.
“In other words, we can deal with 200 MLD of waste water. This additional capacity has been developed in consideration that most of the sewerage waste is generated during morning hours,” says an official.
The water treated from these plants will be chlorinated before being released in the Dravyavati River. It will be safe for farm consumption and help farmers at the tail end. The project will also address most of the city’s immediate sewerage treatment demands.
Experience Center
The Experience Center at Shipra Path park has been developed to provide visitors an opportunity to explore the journey of the project from conception to its execution. The center welcomes the citizen with an artifact that reflects upon the projects focus, Reuse, Recycle and Revamp.
Creation of a Jaipur based artist, the welcome artifact is an iron tree made from scrap material gathered while cleaning of the river. It also stands as a motivation for the city-based artists who may like to have their artwork put up on public display.
The experience center has three exhibition centers and at the entrance of these is another attraction – the largest aquarium of the city to have living plants. Inside the exhibition area are the past and recent photographs of the massive project and models of STPs. The center also has a 3D printed scale-to-size map of the Dravyavati River.
A sound proof auditorium has also been built to provide educational tours an audio visual tour of the project.
((Left) Fireworks heralded the opening of the Dravyavati riverfront on Tuesday. (Right) The model of the project. —Pics: Santosh Sharma/DNA)
What Chief Minister Raje inaugurated
- A landscaped park developed on theme of beautification at Shipra Path
- 16-kilometer of Dravyavati riverfront from Sushilpura to Bambala. It has cycling tracks and walkways on either side. However, at several locations final touches are being given along this route too.
- 4 Sewerage treatment plants of more than 140 MLD collective capacity.
- An experience center at Shira Path park. This has three exhibition centers and an auditorium to provide visitors glimpse of Dravyavati’s journey.
What is expected shortly
- A Bird Park at Panipech and Botanical Garden at Bambala are expected to be ready over the next few weeks.
- A cafe cum museum of Jaipur’s heritage water supply system at Bird Park.
- Two STPs of nearly 25 MLD are expected to be commissioned any time soon.
- The remaining stretch of Dravyawati is expected to be completed by the end of this year.
Long term plans
- Smart corridor: The Jaipur development authority has proposed to equip smart facilities along the riverfront corridors. This will provision for hi-speed wifi connectivity, smart sign boards and other facilities. The smart corridor proposed in addition to the riverfront is estimated to cost Rs45 crore and will be executed by another agency.
- Seven more venues along major roads. The Dravyawati project connects with several arterial roads of the city. Seven such locations are proposed to be developed as recreational points with variety of amenities. The proposal, however, is yet to get approval from the development authority.
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