Audit spots deficiencies in sewage treatment scheme

Puducherry | Thursday | 19th July, 2018

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As per the plan, the sewage was to be treated at three treatment plants (STPs), each having a capacity of 17 million litres a day. One of the three sewage treatment plants at Kanaganeri that is yet to be completed. | Photo Credit: T_Singaraveloumore-inThe Comptroller and Auditor-General of India has found glaring deficiencies in the plan to set up sewage treatment plants under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) in urban areas of Puducherry. The scheme was to provide a comprehensive system, including collection and treatment, in seven urban areas of Puducherry. The society had failed to invite tenders to explore the possibility of better rates for outsourcing the services, the report said..