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Chandigarh, October 5: Mr. Sarvesh Kaushal, Chief Secretary Punjab took a serious view of the high value of Fecal Coliform in the Sewage Treatment Plants of the State and ordered that it should be brought within the stipulated limits by adequately adding chlorine and setting up proper mechanism to oversee and monitor the operations. The presence of fecal coliform in rivers may indicate that the water has been contaminated with the fecal material of humans or other animals. Fecal coliform bacteria can enter rivers through direct discharge of waste. Large quantities of fecal coliform bacteria in water may indicate a higher risk of pathogens being present in the water which may increase the risk of water borne diseases.
Chief Secretary asked PPCB & PWSSB to jointly complete the sampling in all the STPs of the State to ascertain the reasons of high value of Fecal Coliform in next 3 weeks. Joint monitoring and testing will also ascertain the variation between the laboratory results ofPPCB and PWSSB.
During the meeting, the detailed deliberations were also made on the various technologies used for setting up and also for operating Sewage Treatment Plants. To adopt new technology, a pilot plant in Ludhiana will also be set up where Municipal sewage sludge hygienization technology through GAMMA Irradiation will be used. Chief Secretary asked the PPCB and PWSSB to evaluate various low cost technology models for the Sewage Treatment Plants and present the final strategy in next 3 weeks.
Further, detailed deliberations were also made to bring BOD parameters within stipulated limits of 10 Mg/L. Chief Secretary asked PWSSB officials to inform all the STP operators to adhere to the conditions of the contract. The details pertaining to manpower, signage,STP monitoring parameters should be displayed at prominent location in the STPs by the operators. All the concerned officials should regularly visit STPs and record the findings in a Log-book to be maintained at all the STPs.
Chief Secretary also asked PWSSB to complete the commissioning of all new 36 STPs within stipulated time. The meeting was attended by Mr. G. Vajralingam, Principal Secretary Science, Technology & Environment, Mr. K A P Sinha, Secretary Science, Technology & Environment, Mr. D K Tiwari, CEO PWSSB apart from other officials of the concerned departments.
