Aurangabad: Every day 60 to 70 MLD of water is processed and water comes from the STP Plant set up by the Aurangabad Municipal Corporation at three places in the city. Efforts are on by the Municipal Administration for the last several months to use this water. In these efforts, 5 MLD water will be given every day to 40 to 50 farmers from the STP plant located in Jhalta campus near the city. In lieu of water, only a nominal amount will be taken annually from the farmers. This information was given by Municipal Commissioner Astik Kumar Pandey.
He said that the project to provide water to the farmers would be inaugurated on Saturday by the foster minister of the district, Subhash Desai. Presently, the work is going on to process the water stored in the three STP plants of Jhalta, Padegaon and Kanchanwadi set up by the Municipal Corporation in the city. Presently, 60 to 70 MLD water is being processed at STP plant located at Kanchanwadi, 6 to 7 at Jhalta Phata plant and 2 MLD water in Padegaon project. After water treatment, this water is being released on the banks of the river. For the past several months, the Aurangabad Municipal Administration has been making efforts to use the processed water.
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In this regard, the municipal administration has made efforts to use MIDC, DMIC, builder, brick kiln driver, process water, so that it can be used. But except for the construction of the prosperity highway, no one responded for the use of the said water. The water from the STP plant located at Padegaon will be used for the Safari Park. Municipal commissioner Pandey has taken the decision to bring water from Kanchanwadi STP plant to the city through pipeline.
Farmers have registered their names
At the same time, the municipal administration has also decided to use the water being processed in Jhalta Phata. Under this, 40 to 50 farmers have registered their names to use the water of Jhalta STP plant for agriculture. The Municipal Corporation will charge one to one and a half thousand rupees per farmer annually. Under this, 5 MLD water will be given to the farmers every day. It is worth noting that the Municipal Corporation has started STP plants at Kanchanwadi, Padegaon and Jhalta Phata to process the drainage water. Kanchanwadi has the maximum number of STP plants of 161 MLD. In addition, Jhalta Phata has 35 MLD and Padegaon has 10 MLD capacity.