Govt approves revised cost for effluent treatment plant in WB

NEW DELHI: The government has approved a revised sum of Rs 135.44 crore for a common effluent treatment plant (CETP) in West Bengal that will help reduce pollution in river Ganga.

The plant is located at Calcutta Leather Complex and is part of Ganga Action Plan Phase II of the environment and forest ministry's National River Conservation Plan (NRCP). The Centre and the state government would share the cost equally, an official statement said.

The decision to revise cost estimates for the project was taken at a meeting of Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) held yesterday. The CCEA had initially approved a sum of Rs 65 crore for the CETP project during 1995.

The project is aimed at treating the waste of about 30 million litres per day from more than 500 tanneries