Home Minister Amit Shah launched 43 Delhi Jal Board projects to clean the Yamuna and improve water supply, including a new 124 MGD sewage treatment plant at Okhla.

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• Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched 43 Delhi Jal Board projects worth Rs 8,941.22 crore on October 22, 2026.
• The projects aim at cleaning the Yamuna and improving water supply in Delhi.
• He inaugurated 10 projects worth Rs 2,827.11 crore and laid foundation stones for 33 others worth Rs 6,114.11 crore at Dwarka.
• A new 124 million gallons per day sewage treatment plant will come up at Okhla.
• Eight existing treatment plants will be upgraded from a combined 78.2 MGD to 140.8 MGD.
• Twenty-nine decentralised treatment plants and pumping stations will cover 358 unauthorised colonies and 113 villages in Outer Delhi.
• About 1,034 km of new sewer lines will be laid.
• A 477 MGD water treatment plant at Chandrawal will replace plants set up in 1935 and 1955.
• The projects are expected to benefit around 1.5 crore residents of Delhi.

Tags: YamunaRejuvenation, DelhiJalBoard, SewageTreatment