Government Approves Sewerage Treatment Plant to Enhance Urban Water Quality

Government Approves Sewerage Treatment Plant to Enhance Urban Water Quality

• The government has approved funding for a sewage treatment plant, with construction set to begin within this year.
• Minister for Public Health and Engineering (PHE), Jayanta Mallabarua, announced this during the Budget session of the Assam Legislative Assembly.
• The project aligns with the Mission Flood Free Guwahati initiative.
• In response to a query from West Guwahati MLA Ramendra Nath Kalita (AGP), Mallabarua confirmed the project’s approval.
• Multiple departments, including the Water Resources Department, GMDA, GMC, and Railways, are collaborating on the project.
• Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is directly overseeing the progress through regular reviews.