Stench from sewage plant peeves Mohali residents

Sanjay Bumbroo

Tribune News Service

Mohali, April 17

Residents of southern sectors in Mohali, including Phase 9 and Phase 11, fear an epidemic outbreak due to foul smell emanating from a sewage treatment plant (STP) in the vicinity.

Residents claimed that they were inhaling foul smell 24X7 as they stay indoors due to the curfew imposed in the wake of the Covid-19.

Abhinav Sharma, a resident of Phase 9, said Phase 11, Sector 68 and Sector 69 are densely populated and the STP is situated nearby.

He alleged that drying of sewage waste in the open for selling it illegally as manure was the main reason behind stench.

Satpal Singh, another resident, said people preferred to sit in their balconies in the morning and evening, but foul smell has forced them to stay indoors.

He said they may or may not die of the Covid-19, but they would surely die of stench.

The STP in Sector 66, Mohali, is run by the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation. Out of 48 mgd sewage received at the STO, 35 mgd is treated upto secondary-level and of this 10 mgd is further treated upto tertiary-level, which is recycled for irrigation of open spaces/ gardens. Secondary treated sewage is disposed of in an open nullah.

Shailender Singh, Chief Engineer, Chandigarh Municipal Corporation, said, “The plant is running successfully. If we find any fault, we will get it rectified.”

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