Gorakhpur’s Godhoiya nala revived under AMRUT 2.0

The Godhoiya nala project in Gorakhpur: what happened?

Godhoiya was once a small river that turned into a dirty drain feeding Ramgarh Tal. It caused filth, mosquitoes and waterlogging. The project separates sewage from the channel so that only treated, clean water flows in it.

• The CM inspected the ₹495 crore Godhoiya nala project in Gorakhpur under AMRUT 2.0, due by 15 June. [UP CM press note]
• It has a 38 MLD STP; 9.25 km of drain has been built and physical progress is 95 per cent. [UP CM press note]

What does the project include?

• A pucca drain, diversion, interception and treatment of sewage.
• 17.50 km of the 17.94 km intercepting sewer line had been laid.
• The 38 MLD STP and the pumping station were on trial run.
• The RCC drain, about 9.5 km long and 9 metres wide, will carry rainwater via Ramgarh Tal and Tarkulani to the Rapti river.
• Separate underground sewer and drainage lines run on both sides; roads along the banks are being built.

What did the CM say?

• The project will end waterlogging in half the city before this monsoon.
• Plantation will be done on both banks during Van Mahotsav.
• Citizens should not throw plastic, cloth or waste into drains.

What can Prelims ask on the Godhoiya nala project in Gorakhpur?

• Godhoiya nala project, Gorakhpur: AMRUT 2.0; ₹495 crore; 38 MLD STP.
• Water flows via Ramgarh Tal and Tarkulani to the Rapti.