Apr 27, 2025 12:45 PM IST
The transfer follows issues over experiences of excessive fecal coliform ranges in river water throughout the Mahakumbh.The STP cell, more likely to be fashioned in a month, will gather information of those crops and monitor their efficiency day by day, thereby selling swift restore in case of any malfunction
LUCKNOW Quickly, the output of sewage therapy crops (STPs) throughout UP might be monitored daily by a cell underneath the Uttar Pradesh Air pollution Management Board (UPPCB). This follows issues over experiences of excessive fecal coliform ranges in river water throughout the Mahakumbh that noticed over 66 crore devotees taking a holy dip over a interval of 45 days.
At the moment, day by day accountability is lacking as defunct STPs are managed on the native degree with no state degree monitoring in place. “But this will not be the case anymore. Each STP will be monitored every day, and a report will be submitted, stating reduction in its capacity, if any,” mentioned an officer. (Image for illustration)
The state has 152 STPs with a complete capability of 4651 MLD, monitored by totally different businesses at native/district leveland. As of now, the experiences about their effectivity to take away pollution from water is up to date weekly or as soon as/twice per week.
Nonetheless, the STP cell, more likely to be fashioned in a month, will gather information of those crops and monitor their efficiency day by day, thereby selling swift restore in case of any malfunction. It’s going to comprise UPPCB officers, technical consultants and others.
“In case any STP gets defunct or its capacity gets reduced due to technical snag, the information will come as alert to the cell and action will be initiated the same day,” mentioned a UPPCB official.
At the moment, day by day accountability is lacking as defunct STPs are managed on the native degree with no state degree monitoring in place. “But this will not be the case anymore. Each STP will be monitored every day, and a report will be submitted, stating reduction in its capacity, if any,” mentioned the officer.
Chief minister Yogi Adityanath has given the nod to the formation of the STP cell. Chairing a current evaluation assembly of the UPPCB, he had advised officers, “The UPPCB will have a separate cell for solid, liquid, bio-medical and hazardous waste management.”
Throughout Mahakumbh 2025 in Prayagraj, issues have been raised over untreated sewage discharge into the Ganga and Yamuna. Whereas measures equivalent to momentary STPs and use of superior oxidation strategies have been introduced in to deal with the difficulty, some STPs couldn’t keep the required water high quality as per requirements.
