{"id":6462,"date":"2020-02-22T17:24:21","date_gmt":"2020-02-22T11:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/?p=6462"},"modified":"2020-02-22T17:24:21","modified_gmt":"2020-02-22T11:54:21","slug":"buddah-nullah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/buddah-nullah\/","title":{"rendered":"Buddah Nullah"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Relevance: Prelims: Geography<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Buddha.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6463\" src=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Buddha.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Buddha.jpg 512w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Buddha-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Buddha-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Why in news?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Punjab Cabinet on Tuesday approved \u20b9650 crore in the first phase for rejuvenation of the highly polluting Buddah Nullah \u2014 <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>a seasonal tributary of Sutlej in Ludhiana.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Under this ambitious plan, an additional sewage treatment plant having a capacity of 275 MLD, including associated infrastructure, would be developed which would go a long way in solving the problems of Buddah Nullah and subsequent pollution of the river Satluj.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Key highlights:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The pollution in the Buddah Nullah is a major threat to public health and environment and the main sources of pollution in the nullah are direct flow of pollutants by industries and dairies.<\/li>\n<li>Also, treated effluents from existing STPs, based on UASB technology, does not meet the required quality and overflow from sewer lines add to the problem.<\/li>\n<li>The NGT has already directed the government to take proactive steps to immediately address the problem.<\/li>\n<li>The Cabinet also approved creation of 550 posts in the Government Medical Colleges at Patiala and Amritsar with the objective of further improving and streamlining the functioning of these institutions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Buddhaa.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6464\" src=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Buddhaa.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Buddhaa.jpg 512w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Buddhaa-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Buddhaa-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Buddhaa-120x80.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>For more such notes, Articles, News &amp; Views Join our Telegram Channel.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Telegram Link\" href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/triumphias\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https:\/\/t.me\/triumphias<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Click the link below to see the details about the UPSC \u2013Civils courses offered by Triumph IAS. <\/span><a title=\"Courses available\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/pages-all-courses.php\">https:\/\/triumphias.com\/pages-all-courses.php<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Relevance: Prelims: Geography Why in news? 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