Summary
The projects will cost about 8,941 crore Indian rupees.
They will add new pipes and cleaning stations for many neighborhoods.
A special program will let people celebrate birthdays by the river.
Key Points
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Launch date: October 22
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29 new decentralised sewage cleaning plants will be built
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1,034 kilometres of new sewer pipes will be laid
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The biggest plant can clean 124 million gallons of water each day
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Goal: stop untreated water from entering the Yamuna River within two years
New Words to Learn
5 wordssewage
water that becomes dirty after we use it at home
decentralised
spread out in many small places instead of one big place
sewage treatment plant
a place that cleans dirty water so it can be safe again
kilometre
a distance equal to about 0.6 miles
Yamuna
the name of the river that flows through Delhi
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