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Once riverfront starts getting fed by treated sewage water, the excess Narmada waters from Dharoi dam will be diverted for irrigation in Dholka, Sanand and several villages downstream. GANDHINAGAR: For long, every time Narmada waters were diverted into the Sabarmati riverfront, the pride of Ahmedabad, it drew criticism. Two new STP plants will be set up at Shankar Bhuvan and Duffnala, and are expected to be completed between December 2019 and early 2020.Combined, these five STP plants will divert 313 million litres of treated sewage into the Sabarmati riverfront every day. Finally, the state government has for the first time asked the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) to ensure that by 2019, the riverfront should be fed by five sewage treatment plants with tertiary treated sewage water instead of Narmada waters.The directive to the AMC comes close on the heels of Gujarat grappling with severe water crisis due to record-low water levels in the Narmada. The upgrade of Pirana STP is underway and is expected to be completed by December 2019..