UP government inaugurates Ganga water supply project

The Uttar Pradesh government has inaugurated the Ganga water sup­ply project (phase III) in Greater Noida. The project is being executed by the Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority in three phases with phase III involving the laying of a 17.9 km long, 1,600 mm wide, raw water conveyance main from the intake point at Dehra to the water treatment plant (WTP) near Palla village. It also includes the laying of a 5.1 km long clear water conveyance main from the WTP near Palla village to the master reservoir near sector KP-IV and the construction of a 210 mld WTP at Palla with primary treatment works at the intake point near village Dehra. The project entails an estimated investment of Rs 8.5 billion.