Chandigarh, August 5
For years, Amritsar’s sewage system struggled to keep pace with the holy city’s needs, with untreated waste often ending up oveflowing in our streets. The Bhagwant Mann Government is now fixing this — approving a new 60 MLD (Million Litres per Day) Sewage Treatment Plant along with a matching pumping station, under the AMRUT 2.0 Scheme. The tender is already out and set to close in August 2026, with work starting right after.
Once ready, the plant will sharply boost Amritsar’s sewage treatment capacity, taking pressure off the old, overloaded system and cutting down untreated discharge. It will also convert waste into Bio-CNG — clean, green energy generated right here in the city.
This is part of the Punjab Government’s wider AMRUT 2.0 drive to upgrade urban infrastructure in cities across the state. Under the Amrut 2.0, Punjab Govt. has already delivered more than 64 projects and aound 50-60 are scheduled to be completed by March 2027.
On this, Local Government Minister Harjot Singh Bains said, “Amritsar is our holy city and we will make sure all its problem are successfully resolved whether it is sewerage issues or garbage issues or any other issue. This is what the Bhagwant Mann Government stands for — infrastructure that’s built to last.”