Sewage overflow from STP leads to waterlogging in Faridabad

Bijendra Ahlawat

Tribune News Service

Faridabad, November 12

Residents of Mirzapur village of the district are facing the menace of waterlogging due to overflowing sewage from the sewage treatment plant (STP) lying non-functional for the past several years. No relief has come despite the matter raised with the authorities concerned so far, it is revealed.

Upgrading of STP in progress

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Upgrading of the STPs at Mirzapur and Pratapgarh is underway, the STP at Badshahpur is functional. New STPs will also be set up in all 40 wards of the city. Yashpal Yadav, Commissioner, MCF

Foul Smell makes life miserable

Thesewagehas made our lives miserable as it has become a source of various diseases, besides the foul smell. Udham Singh, resident

Claiming that the STP near Mirzapur village which had been one of the biggest such plants in the city had been posing a major health risk, Narveer Yadav, a resident, said the plant had been releasing waste into the surrounding areas of the village leading to acute waterlogging and prevailing poor sanitary conditions. “While complaints have continuously been lodged with the authorities, including the CM and Deputy CM offices, no relief has come so far,” he claims. The matter was even raised with the CM’s Twitter handle, but the problem persists, he adds. Charging the authorities of negligence Amarjeet , who runs a dairy said that the civic conditions had worsened due to continuous flowing of sewage ,which he said had made him to think of shifting out from here. With an area of 25 to 30 acres lying affected, he said the district jail complex located nearby has also fallen victim to it. “The stinking water has made our lives miserable as it has become a source of diseases besides the foul smell,’’ says Udham Singh, another resident.

“The STP meant to treat sewage collected from various parts of the city had been set up under the Yamuna Action Plan(YAP) project in 2000, but due to poor upkeep and maintenance, it has been lying non-functional for the past over five years,’’ claim sources in the civic body. “Though the city requires functional STPs with the capacity of about 500 MLD, only one STP of 35 MLD is functional,it is claimed.

Yashpal Yadav, Commissioner, MCF, said while upgrading of the STPs at Mirzapur and Pratapgarh was underway, the STP at Badshahpur is functional. New STPs will also be set up in all 40 wards of the city, he adds.

Set up under Yamuna Action Plan in 2000

“The STP meant to treat sewage collected from various parts of the city had been set up under the Yamuna Action Plan (YAP) project in 2000, but due to poor upkeep and maintenance, it has been lying non-functional for the past over five years,” claim sources in the civic body.