Extra Ganga water now from Aug 15

GHAZIABAD: The proposed increase in supply of potable water for Ghaziabad and Noida residents under Ganga Action Plan Phase-II, which was set to begin in July, has now been pushed to August 15.
Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam (UPJN) is laying pipelines under railway tracks near ABES Engineering College in Ghaziabad for the water that originates from the Ganga in Haridwar. Box culverts have already been placed under the tracks and pipes are being fixed.
“There is some work pending in joining the pipes. We hope to conduct trial runs on the pipeline soon,” said R K Agarwal, project manager, UPJN.
“The water comes via the Upper Ganga Canal. It arrives here through a pipeline from Masuri Dasna along NH 24,” he added
Completion of the 100-cusec Ganga Jal project would ensure that Ghaziabad receives an additional 49 million litres per day (MLD) of Ganga water.
At present, it gets 75 MLD. Noida, which receives 48 MLD at present, will be ensured an additional 192 MLD after the project is completed.
Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA), Noida Authority (NA) and UP Housing Board have jointly funded the second phase of this project, which is being executed by UPJN at a total cost of Rs 210 crore.