The rejuvenation work of the polluted Sabarmati, Mahi, Vishwamitri and Bhadar rivers of Gujarat is on revival as the State Government has now initiated the Rs 2,275 crore deep sea effluent disposal pipeline project. Gujarat Water Infrastructure Ltd (GWIL) has initiated the tendering process for the project. Actual work is expected to start around January 2021, and is expected to be completed in the next 36 months. Under the project, treated effluent from 11 common effluent treatment plants (CETP) of Ahmedabad, one from Kheda, one from Vadodara and one from Jetpur will be collected and discharged into deep sea.
The project will be implemented under the public private partnership (PPP) mode with the State Government funding 70 per cent to 80 per cent of the capital cost. While the government will contribute around Rs 1,659 crore, various local industries associations will contribute Rs 615 crore.