Bengaluru: The State Cabinet on Wednesday approved three major sewage treatment plants, costing Rs. 1,662 crore, to fill tanks in the parched Bengaluru Rural, Chickballapur and Kolar districts. They are to treat over 6 million litres per day (MLD), and private firms would implement them.
They will treat sewage from Koramangala–Challaghatta valley (1.5 MLD), Hebbal–Nagawara valley (3 MLD) and Vrishabhavati valley (1.5 MLD), Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister T.B. Jayachandra told presspersons after the Cabinet meeting.
The government invited tenders three times, and finally three firms have shown interest to implement STPs in the three valleys. The Cabinet gave administrative approval for signing an agreement between the Karnataka Tourism Department and Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. to promote tourism.
