Ghaggar River is a seasonal river, once flows during the monsoons. It rises in the village Dagshai in the Shivalik Hills of Himachal Pradesh and flows through Punjab and Haryana southwest states into Rajasthan.
It enters Punjab near Village Mubarikpur, District Mohali after passing through various towns of Haryana including Panchkula.
After passing through Mohali, Patiala and Sangrur Districts, the river re-enters the State of Haryana and then enters Sardulgarh, District Mansa of Punjab before finally re-entering into Haryana.
The total stretch of the river Ghaggar in the state of Punjab is 165 km. 14 STPs of 139.9 MLD capacity have been installed and commissioned in 14 towns meeting their full requirements. 6 STPs of 81.5 MLD capacity has been installed in another 4 towns meeting their partial requirements.
Salient Features of Action Plan for Clean River: Ghaggar
Identification of sources of water pollution
Monitoring of water quality of Ghaggar river
Stop the flow of untreated waste water or other waste into river directly or indirectly by taking the following actions.
Setting up of STPs in urban areas & in Rural areas.
Setting up of reuse of treated wastewater.
Installation of Online continuous monitoring system & CCTVs for STPs.
Installing Online Continuous Monitoring System to be installed by the industries.
Installing real Water Quality Monitoring Station at river Ghaggar.
Setting up of Real Time Water Quality Monitoring Stations in river Ghaggar
Monitoring of Sewage Treatment plants (STPs), Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETPs), and Effluent Treatment Plants (ETPs).
Setting up of New/Up-gradation/Rehabilitation of STPs
Setting up of new CETPs
Installation of Online Continuous Monitoring Systems & CCTV for STPs &Industrial Units