Bengaluru sets December 2029 target for full sewage-treatment capacity

Bengaluru treats about half of the 2,580 million litres of sewage it produces each day. The Karnataka government has set December 2029 as the target for building enough capacity to treat all of it.

BWSSB is to commission new sewage treatment plants and upgrade existing facilities by the deadline. The target follows earlier deadlines in 2020, 2023 and 2025 that were not met.

Forest, Environment and Ecology Minister Ramalinga Reddy said the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) will inspect private treatment plants run by tech parks, hotels, educational institutions, and residential and commercial complexes. He also directed the board to create a centralised dashboard showing treated-water quality in real time.

Several BWSSB-operated plants have not met standards prescribed by the National Green Tribunal and KSPCB. The government has given those facilities 30 days to address the lapses. BWSSB has also been asked to identify properties that discharge sewage into stormwater drains despite having access to sewerage connections.