Ahmedabad to Build Gujarat’s Largest Sewage Treatment Plant in Pirana

A new sewage treatment plant with a capacity of 424 million liters per day (MLD) will be built in the new Pirana area of Ahmedabad, funded by the World Bank at a cost of ₹599 crores. This will be the largest capacity plant in Gujarat and is being constructed by Larsen & Toubro.

The plant aims to address the issue of untreated drainage water being discharged into the Sabarmati River and will help manage backflow issues in the eastern areas of Ahmedabad. 

The World Bank will provide approximately 70% of the funding for the project, while the state government and the Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) will each contribute 15%. The World Bank will extend a loan for 20 years, with repayments handled by AMC.

The project will cover an area of about 505 square kilometers, including neighborhoods like Naroda, Odhav, Rakhial, and Isanpur. The treated water from the plant will be released into the Sabarmati River, benefiting an estimated 25 lakh residents in the eastern parts of Ahmedabad.

The loan from the World Bank will be repaid over 15 years. Notably, the tenders for this project came in about 56.27% below the estimated costs.

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