The State Cabinet, on Wednesday, approved three major sewage treatment plants (STPs) at a cost of ₹1,662 crore. The treated water from these STPs - over six million litres per day (MLD) - will be used to fill tanks in the parched Bengaluru Rural, Chickballapur and Kolar districts.
The State Cabinet cleared a ₹472 crore project for treating 1.5 MLD sewage from the Koramangala-Challaghatta (KC) Valley for filling tanks in Kolar district. A STP for treating three MLD sewage from Hebbal-Nagavara valley would cost ₹534.31 crore for filling Chikballapur lakes. A sum of ₹656.96 crore would be spent on treating 1.5 MLD sewage from Vrishabhavathi valley to fill tanks of Anekal taluk in Bengalurur rural district.
Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister T.B. Jayachandra told presspersons after a Cabinet meeting that the government has called tenders thrice and three private firms have evinced interest to set up STPs in the three valleys in the city. The state government hopes these projects would benefit farmers in these districts.
Tourism
Administrative approval has given for signing an agreement between Karnataka Tourism Department and the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (BMRCL) to promote tourism. Sign boards and advertisements would be set up at metro stations at a cost of ₹37.38 crore, he said.
BDA
The Cabinet has given approval for handing over to Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) a total of 379.22 acres comprising tank bed, gomala and government lands in Arkavathy and Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Layouts for maintaining status quo of lands.
The BDA would not use these lands for developing housing sites. If required, the BDA can rope in private partners to maintain/develop the tank bed area and lakes, Mr. Jayachnadra added.
