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Seeking to dispel fears surrounding water treated from a sewerage treatment plant, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Friday said treated sewage water could be used for agriculture and other purposes.
"In fact, this water is used for potable purposes in Germany, Italy and France," said Parrikar.
He was addressing a gathering after commissioning the vacuum sewerage system and 1 MLD Sewage Treatment Plant at Durbhat. Others present at the event included PWD Minister Sudin Dhavalikar, Sewerage and Infrastructure Development Corporation (SIDC) Vice-Chairperson Sanjiv Desai, MD Patil PWD Principal Chief Engineer Uttam Parsekar, ZP member Chitra Phadate, Durbhat Sarpanch Saroj Naik and panch Rajesh Naik.
"We hesitate to drink this treated sewage water, but this water is used for drinking purpose in Germany, Italy and France. I have instructed officials not to release this water into the Zuari river, but to use it for agriculture and other purposes," Parrikar said.
Parrikar also instructed the SIDC to prepare small, medium and big sized STP modules to cater to requirements based on population.
Emphasising the importance of hygiene and cleanliness, the chief minister added: "There should be good hygiene and if we want ‘Swachh Bharat', we should support such plants."
He also stated that open defecation would not be tolerated from next year.
In his address, Dhavalikar said that latest technology was being used for the plant. "It was my dream to commission this plant in Durbhat, to benefit people in the area. This initiative is supporting the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan movement," he said.
Mindful of opposition from some quarters to a similar sewage treatment plant proposed as Undir-Bandora, Dhavalikar said he had received good cooperation from residents of Durbhat to set up this project.
"People should not oppose such plants and municipalities and panchayats should set up such projects," he added.
Dhavalikar appealed to residents of Undir-Bandora to support the STP proposed in their village.
Sanjiv Desai said the vacuum sewerage system was a technology being used for the first time, adding that it was the first of its kind in the country.
Seeking to dispel fears surrounding water treated from a sewerage treatment plant, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Friday said treated sewage water could be used for agriculture and other purposes.
"In fact, this water is used for potable purposes in Germany, Italy and France," said Parrikar.
He was addressing a gathering after commissioning the vacuum sewerage system and 1 MLD Sewage Treatment Plant at Durbhat. Others present at the event included PWD Minister Sudin Dhavalikar, Sewerage and Infrastructure Development Corporation (SIDC) Vice-Chairperson Sanjiv Desai, MD Patil PWD Principal Chief Engineer Uttam Parsekar, ZP member Chitra Phadate, Durbhat Sarpanch Saroj Naik and panch Rajesh Naik.
"We hesitate to drink this treated sewage water, but this water is used for drinking purpose in Germany, Italy and France. I have instructed officials not to release this water into the Zuari river, but to use it for agriculture and other purposes," Parrikar said.
Parrikar also instructed the SIDC to prepare small, medium and big sized STP modules to cater to requirements based on population.
Emphasising the importance of hygiene and cleanliness, the chief minister added: "There should be good hygiene and if we want ‘Swachh Bharat', we should support such plants."
He also stated that open defecation would not be tolerated from next year.
In his address, Dhavalikar said that latest technology was being used for the plant. "It was my dream to commission this plant in Durbhat, to benefit people in the area. This initiative is supporting the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan movement," he said.
Mindful of opposition from some quarters to a similar sewage treatment plant proposed as Undir-Bandora, Dhavalikar said he had received good cooperation from residents of Durbhat to set up this project.
"People should not oppose such plants and municipalities and panchayats should set up such projects," he added.
Dhavalikar appealed to residents of Undir-Bandora to support the STP proposed in their village.
Sanjiv Desai said the vacuum sewerage system was a technology being used for the first time, adding that it was the first of its kind in the country.
