Mayor M. Anbazhagan inspected the ongoing construction of a modern sewage treatment plant (STP) at Panjapur in Tiruchi on Wednesday and directed the Corporation officials to expedite the works to ensure the timely completion of the project.
The ongoing construction of the modern SPT at Panjapur in Tiruchi on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
The new STP is being established under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2.0 scheme at an estimated cost of ₹233.87 crore. The facility is coming up on a corporation-owned site located along the Tiruchi–Madurai National Highway.
The project has been proposed to meet the city’s future sewage treatment requirements. Once completed, the new plant will replace the existing facility and will have the capacity to treat 100 million litres per day (MLD) of sewage collected from 50 wards in the city, including Wards 1 to 39, 42 to 44, 48 to 54 and 59.
At present, a 58.64 MLD-capacity sewage treatment plant, constructed under the National River Conservation Plan (NRCP), is operating at the site using the Waste Stabilisation Pond method.
Corporation officials said inspections of the existing facility had revealed that the Waste Stabilisation Pond system required extensive land area for treatment operations. In view of the city’s future population growth and increasing sewage generation, the civic body decided to establish a modern STP using Sequencing Batch Reactor (SBR) technology to ensure efficient treatment and prevent seepage.
Construction of the project commenced in March 2024, and about 74% of the works have been completed so far. The Corporation aims to complete the project by June.