Patiala MP Preneet Kaur inaugurates STP at Shermajra village

Tribune News Service

Patiala, August 16

Member of Parliament Preneet Kaur today inaugurated a 15 MLD-capacity STP built at a cost of Rs 14 crore at Shermajra village. Samana MLA Rajinder Singh and Mayor Sanjeev Sharma were also present.

Preneet Kaur said the population of Patiala city was increasing day by day, so there was a need for capacity enhancement. “This new STP will enhance the total STP capacity to 71 MLD for the city,” she said, adding that the STP will benefit 4.66 lakh people.

Preneet Kaur said under the Badi Nadi beautification project, a 24 MLD STP would also be commissioned for the Sanaur area.

The new STP is equipped with SBR (oxygen system) which will eliminate nitrogen and make the treated water usable for irrigation.

Rajinder Singh said despite the economic slowdown caused by Covid, the state government did not allow it to slow the pace of development. Though Shermajra village falls in his constituency of Samana, he is happy that this village site is being used to keep water bodies clean, he added.

The Mayor said the new STP would increase the capacity of the STPs of Patiala city from the existing 56 to 71 MLD.

The officials concerned said with the commissioning of the new STP, all sewage of the city would be discharged into rivers after complete treatment.