Month: September 2021

RESTORING THE YAMUNA RIVER BASIN

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By DHI India Millions of people in India depend on the Yamuna River for domestic, industrial, and agricultural uses. During the non-monsoon (dry) season, however, stretches of the river become highly polluted and the water quality drops. To help the Government of India (GoI) improve the water quality during the dry season, we conducted an Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) and water quality modelling study. As part of the study, we also created a Decision Support System (DSS) that will enable authorities to restore the water quality of the river…

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OPTIMISED WATER SOLUTIONS – 24X7 WATER SUPPLY TO JHUNJHUNU DISTRICT IN RAJASTHAN

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By Grundfos India SCENARIORajasthan is a semi-arid region with severe water resource constraints: while being India’s largest state by land size with a population of 80.7 million as of 2021, it has only 1% of the country’s estimated water resources. For drinking and irrigation, 90 percent of Rajasthan’s population is reliant on groundwater. Jhunjhunu, an ancient town in the state of Rajasthan, is located in the northeastern part of the state. The town of Jhunjhunu is the district headquarters. Currently, the water supply service in Jhunjhunu is unreliable coupled with…

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NJS ENGINEERS INDIA P LTD – CASE STUDIES

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By Rohit Dembi, Head –Digital Engineering Services, NJS Engineers India Pvt. Limited Case Study 1 – JICA Assisted Agra Water Supply Project, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India ProjectU.P. Jal Nigam, a government corporation that is responsible for supplying water throughout the state of Uttar Pradesh, India, initiated an improvement project to meet the increasing potable water demands and service levels of Agra city. The existing distribution pipe network was old and supplied intermittent water service. The network was evaluated to determine solutions that would enable 24/7 delivery of treated water to…

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AEROBIC TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE TREATMENT OF WASTEWATER

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By Kondiba Metkari, Business Manager, Hanna Equipments India Pvt. Ltd. Wastewater treatment has become essential these days because it is so interconnected with the other uses of water. This wastewater is treated and then converted to effluent to discharge it to the natural water streams. If untreated water is discharged in river streams, leave its effects on the wildlife habitats thriving in oceans, rivers, and marshes, migratory birds using these areas for breeding, resting, and nesting, fisheries which have a direct impact on humanconsumption. Thus this effluent must be treated…

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DRINKING WATER, AIR LINK & POWER – ANY QUANTITY ANYWHERE IN INDIA

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By Dr. Jagjit Singh Sehra, President, CST Associates In the last edition of EA (September 2020), the author mentioned that our country India has seawater on three sides. We can never have drinking water problems. The coastal line of India is 7516.6 Kms long. This is the 15th Largest Coastal line out of 198 countries. There are so many countries that don’t have any coastal line. Railway traces in India is 1,23,542 Kms, which is 4th in the world. India has 7,349 railway stations, reaching remote areas of the country.…

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NON-WOVEN SUPPORT MEDIUM FOR RO MEMBRANE

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HIGH-PERFORMANCE NON-WOVEN MATERIAL MADE WITH ADVANCED FIBERS AND PROCESS TECHNOLOGY By Mr. Shigeki Fujita, Manager – Advanced Materials Section, Advanced Materials Department, Teijin FRONTIER CO., LTD. Osaka, Japan The Teijin Frontier Co., Ltd., a Teijin Group company, is the world’s only business entity involved in the integrated manufacture and sales of fibers, whichit conducts through its core Polyester Fibers & Trading and Retail business. Our wide-ranging supply chain, which extends from the manufacture of yarns to retail development, and our examination and analysis of customer needs to support our ability…

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DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM IN WATER SUPPLY FOR SMART CITIES

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By Manoj Nainani, Executive Director, Egis India Introduction- DSSDecision Support System (DSS) benefits a water supply distribution system in a city from its knowledge management system that integrates a simulation model with a graphical user interface and Water consumption Database. The simulation models work with a wide range of scenarios and alternatives to enhance the performance indicators like daily water demand at individual households as per the consumption pattern analysis from the long-term consumption data and Energy demand for working of Pump houses responsible for lifting water from the source…

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REDUCE WATER FOOTPRINT FOR SUSTAINABILITY

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By SPML Infra Limited The ancient proverb ‘water is life’ has become more relevant now than it ever was. Water management has become most significant around the world inthe prevailing situation where the resources are shrinking and demand continues to rise. Water is vital to India’s economic growth, the well-being of people, and sustainability for both humans and businesses. But India is a water-scarce country with risks of drought and diminishing groundwater reserves. By 2030, India’s water demand is projected to be twice its available supply, implying severe scarcity and…

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