A One-Stop-Shop Sewage Treatment Plant in Jaipur, India

Farmer Lala Ram lives in the city of Jaipur in the northern state of Rajasthan in India. He remembers the time when sewage contaminated ground water in the city. Left with no alternative, farmers like Lala Ram used the untreated sewage water for growing crops and vegetables. The sewage also became a health hazard in Jaipur. The Asian Development Bank has been helping to address the problem by supporting water supply and sewage system improvements in six major cities in Rajasthan, including Jaipur. The facility in Jaipur treats and cleans nearly 62.5 million liters of sewage a day. The treated water is released into channels and farmers use it free of cost to irrigate their farm fields. Methane captured from the plant is also used to generate clean electricity to run the entire facility. The Jaipur Municipality says this will save more than USD 300,000 a year in electricity cost.The treatment plant is a one-stop shop. It transforms sewage to water for farming, harnesses alternative energy, while saving valuable electricity. The Asian Development Bank aims for an Asia and Pacific free from poverty. Approximately 1.4 billion people in the region are poor and unable to access essential goods, services, assets and opportunities to which every human is entitled. Get involved. Share this video. Learn more and interact with ADB by visiting our subscriber services page or our website at http://www.adb.org.