Digha zone is located in the western part of Patna city. It is named after Digha Ghat on Ganga Riverr. This zone is bounded on the north by river Ganga, on the west by the Patna-Sone Canal, on the east by the Saidpur zone, and on the south by the Beur zone. The current population of this zone is about 4.5 lakh with a density of 137 nos/ha. It covers an area of approximately 34 square Km (Consisting of ward numbers 1-9 and 20-28). The area is characterized by the presence of a large number of prominent administrative offices, Government buildings, and educational institutes of repute.
The Government of India has given Ganga the status of a “National River” and in the exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) and (3) of Section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, the Central Government constituted the National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) on 20th February 2009, as a planning, financing, monitoring and coordinating authority for strengthening the collective efforts of the Central and State Governments for effective abatement of pollution and conservation of the Ganga river by adopting a river basin approach with comprehensive planning and management. In regards to this initiative, under the pollution abatement program, NGRBA proposes “Sewerage and Sewerage Treatment at Buxar for Pollution Abatement of River Ganga in Bihar”.
In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or another status of any territory or area.
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