New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has launched a project to set up five new sewage treatment plants (STPs) on a public-private partnership basis to meet its water requirements for horticulture.

These plants will be located at key sites including Nehru Park, near the intersection of Ashoka Road and Rajendra Prasad Road, Bharti Nagar, the INA Metro station, and the Bapu Dham housing complex. Four of the plants will supply approx. 500 kilolitres of treated water each per day for gardens, while the Bapu Dham plant will have a smaller capacity of 250 KLD. Together, these five units will provide around 2,250 kilolitres of water daily. 

An NDMC official explained that many of the Council’s borewells have been shut down following National Green Tribunal orders on groundwater extraction, making water supply challenging, especially in the summer. The new STPs will help ensure better upkeep of NDMC’s 1,450 acres of green spaces, which include major parks and gardens.