Revitalization of Rivers in India Draft Policy - Isha Guru Jaggi Vasudev

Revitalization of Rivers In India
Draft Policy Recommendation
(a)
Short Term Goals:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
Review current standards of water quality to be achieved for
Treated Water particularly for release into water bodies / rivers.
Promulgate revised standards if need be, for use in irrigation of
crops by farmers, to make it safe for meeting Organic Farming
standards.
Commission a detailed technical audit to evaluate and establish
current status of centralised STPs. The following could be some
Terms of Reference for this exercise:
(aa) Mechanisms for testing of wastewater parameters of
incoming effluent and outgoing treated water, and
reliability of the mechanisms in use
(ab) Parameters being tested regularly, and modifications, any
that may be needed, to ensure adequate quality for reuse
for irrigation of Organic Farms or for safe discharge into
water bodies or rivers
(ac) Status of machinery and their upkeep
(ad) Availability and consumption patterns of electricity
(ae) Evaluation of residual life of the STP based on assessment
of the machinery, civil structure, etc.
(af) Use this and more data to calculate the Operation &
Maintenance costs of running the STP
(ag) Recommendation on instrumentation and electronics
required for live online monitoring of functioning of all
STPs
(iv)
(v)
Add a suitably designed natural treatment system (such as one based
on Soil Biotechnology) to ensure the tertiary chemical-free treatment
of treated water from centralised STPs. This will ensure the treated
water is suitable for use for organic agriculture.
All new centralised sewage collection networks must capitalise and
Annexures
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