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PUNJAB DELEGATION

STUDIES BHARWARA STP

AND AMETHI FSTP

n a cross-learning exposure visit, a their State with confidence, intending to
delegation from Punjab recently visited replicate similar assets.
IBharwara, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow, home
Led by Shri DK Tiwari, Principal Secretary of
to Asia’s largest STP, and the Faecal Sludge
Water Supply and Sanitation, Government
Treatment Plant (FSTP) in Benipur GP in
of Punjab, the three-member delegation
Amethi District, Uttar Pradesh.
visited the Bharwara STP. This STP has a
The visit served as a catalyst to capacity of 345 Million Litres Per Day (MLD)
accelerate the SBM-G campaign in and includes a 100 KLD co-treatment plant
Punjab. It provided the visiting group with specifically designed to treat faecal sludge
an opportunity to observe the facilities from septic tanks.
firsthand and engage in meaningful
Bharwara STP: The FSTP facility is equipped
discussions about the implementation,
with a screw press machine for separating
which is considered an important training
biosolids from liquid and sludge drying
methodology. The delegation returned to

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