Rs 132 crore water treatment plant opens at Balotara

JAISALMER: Union textile minister Smriti Irani on Tuesday virtually dedicated and inaugurated the newly built 18mld project at Balotara under joint IPDS scheme of government of India and government of Rajasthan. On this occasion, Union minister of state for agriculture Kailash Choudhary and chief minister Ashok Gehlot were also present.
This 18mld treatment plant was made with a cost of Rs 132 crore. State cabinet minister of industries Parsadi Lal Meena also virtually inaugurated the plant.
With the starting of this plant, Balotara will get respite from its decades old problems of pollution. Crores of litres of groundwater can be preserved in Balotara with this project and the quality of the water will also improve. Besides this, 90% polluted water will be treated and can be used. The coloured water coming out of the textile industry in Balotara will get completely treated, with which the problem of pollution in Luni river and in the fields in nearby areas will end.
Textile minister Irani addressing the programme said that the day will go down in history of the textile industry in Balotara. With the starting of this Rs 132 crore project, the industrial units can function at their full capacity and it will also pave the road for economic development. The industry will gain strength with the starting of the much awaited treatment plant and new industries will come up with pollution control.
She said the Central government is determined to promote industries. With the starting of this plant in Balotara, the function of industries will become smooth, new units will come up and the problem of pollution will be solved.
Irani told the CETP board of directors that the centre and the state have done their work and now it is their responsibility to use it immediately. Fix a target and get more and more processing textile units linked with the plant so that the relevance of this plant is proved. She said that the centre has given Rs 66 crore out of the total cost of Rs 132 crore.
Kailash Choudhary presiding over the function said that with this plant, groundwater can be saved and quality of water will also improve. Apart from this, 90% of the polluted water can be treated and used again.