The Delhi government on Monday approved the setting up of seven decentralised sewage treatment plants (DSTP) in north Delhi’s Burari area. The government is planning to extend the facility in other parts of the Capital, as well. With these DSTPs, Burari will become the first Assembly constituency where all unauthorised colonies would have sewer lines.

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According to the government, these seven DSTPs will cover sewer lines for 25 colonies in the area. On September 5, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had asked the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to come with a roadmap for decentralised STPs all over the Capital.

The move came as Kejriwal, who is also the chairman of the DJB, held a meeting with officials on setting up decentralised sewage treatment plants. “The seven DSTPs would treat a total of 14.5-MLD sewage water, which would further be used for several purposes like water body recharge, irrigation etc,” the government said in a statement.

According to the officials, these decentralised STPs would not only solve the crisis faced due to sewage but will also produce a huge amount of recycled water.“The government has planned decentralised STPs in all Delhi colonies and institutions with a special focus on unauthorised areas,” said a Delhi government official said.