The new Ganga water plant all set to be in March will benefit 700,000 people in Noida

The latest Ganga water treatment plant is all set to start its work by March. It has a capacity of a 50cusec and will commence its operation from Pratap Vihar in March. Around 600,000-700,000, residents of Noida and Ghaziabad will benefit from this. 

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The latest plant has been built at a cost of 304 crore and was initially planned to start its operation by 2021 but due to Covid 19, it got delayed. Almost 75% of water from the plant will be used for the residents of Noida and the rest for the Ghaziabad people-  said officials of Construction and Design Services, a unit of Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam.

“The plant is likely to commence operations by the end of March and before the approaching summer season. In Noida, the plant will cater to different sectors like 133,134, 122 and 135, among others,” said Unmesh Shukla, executive engineer of Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam. He further added- “Once the new plant becomes operational, at least a 2.7-2.8million people in Ghaziabad and Noida will get water supply from all three plants”.

Apart from that, 2 other water plants are in Ghaziabad’s Pratap Vihar. One was commissioned in 2003 with a capacity of 50cusecs, supplying 60% of water to Ghaziabad and the rest 40% to Noida. Another was commissioned in 2015 with a capacity of 100cusecs supplying 80% water to Noida and the rest to Ghaziabad. All three mentioned plants get water from the Upper Ganga Canal near Masuri with the help of a pipeline located on both sides of National Highway 9.

In the meantime, the 100cusecs plant developed some issues due to which it was closed for repairs on Wednesday morning. “This affected the water supply but we have fixed it. Regular supply will resume from Friday morning,” Shukla said.