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Budget 2022-23: Focus on Water

Union Budget Sahara Industry

By ABDUL RAHMAN MOHAMMED, CEO, Sahara Industry Until a few years ago, we were not talking about water the way we do it now. The water scenario has changed drastically in the last decade from abundance to scarcity. The liberalization process which brought about the growth of our economy, our population, our prosperity; also led to extracting more natural resources from the planet including higher levels of water extraction and use while also creating more pollution with these resources. The surface water availability per capita in India in 1991 was…

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Union Budget 2022

Union Budget Grundfoss

By Mr. George Rajkumar, Country President, Grundfos India Budget 2022 has laid the foundation for India@100 with the Government showing its commitment towards a sustainable and a greener future for Indians. With India expected to grow at 9.27%, the much needed impetus towards climate action has been observed in this year’s budget. The allocation of INR 60,000 crores towards the ‘Har Ghar Nal Se Jal’ initiative to connect 3.8 crore households with tap water connection is commendable and will also boost the country’s water infrastructure. While nearly half of our population…

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Union Budget 2022-23: Water for Economic Growth

Union Budget SPML

Response by:  SUBHASH SETHI, Chairman, SPML Infra Limited There is a growing recognition about the need to make water management a mass movement in the country. Government of India is publicly talking about it and has taken the initiative under the Jal Jeevan Mission Scheme. It is clear that the holistic and sustainable benefits of efficient water management with proper infrastructure support do offer an opportunity. But there is also the challenges involved of how to enable a transition from government owned-government run system to public owned-public run system. We…

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Bentley Systems Wins Company of the Year at 2021 Construction Computing Awards

2021 Construction Computing Awards

EXTON, Pa. – January 24, 2022 – Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced that it won Company of the Year at the 2021 Construction Computing Awards. Bentley is honored to be recognized in the construction technology sector. The company attributes its success to Bentley’s SYNCHRO software, which offers a complete portfolio of integrated applications from field to office for digital construction management. Together, the applications enable teams to win and deliver heavy civil projects more efficiently by improving the use of data to optimize…

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FLUORIDE ISSUE IN GROUNDWATER, ITS HEALTH IMPLICATIONS AND WAY FORWARD

By Ranjit Kumar, IVLP Fellow (Water Pricing and Water Economics), USA, Water Expert, KPMG   Background: Water is essential for all physiological activities associated with humans, animals, and for plant. However, the nature and quality of surface and ground water are widely variable and are determined by the local geological history, including the rocks and hidden ore deposits surrounding the sites for the collection of the water, and other factors, such as the movement of elemental particles and pollutants by lentic and lotic waters and underground aquifers (Datta et al,…

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GROUND WATER EXPLORATION IN HIGH ALTITUDE AREA OF JAMMU & KASHMIR

By S K Juneja Ex Scientist D and Head of Office Central Location of Area Cold deserts of the western Himalayas are unique ecosystems covering 80,000 sq kms of which major part falls in Ladakh region. Ladakh region is one of the inhabited plateaus in the world ranging in altitude from 2100 m to more than 5000 m amsl. Temperature goes as low as -50 0C and Drass is the second coldest inhabited place in the world. Siachen glacier, largest outside the Polar region, is an inhospitable terrain which provides…

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INITIATIVE TO MODIFY THE EXISTING TREATMENT UNITS WITH NEW ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES

By Hemalatha A G, Water Management SME, Embassy Services Executive summary Water is one of the basic essential elements to all living creatures in the world.We are experiencing water scarcity because of exponential increase in population and unethical sewage/waste disposal to the water source. Providing good quality water in sufficient quantities to end users is a big challenge for the facility management teams. Small modifications in treatment processes can help the maintenance team to perform better. UsingDisc filters& Screen filters in place of pressure sand filter is just one of…

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SPECIALTY SOLUTION FOR EFFICIENT SEPARATION OF OIL FROM PRODUCED WATER

By Amit K., Prabhat R., Pushkar S., Sanjeev G., Hiten M., Water application and product development centre, Grasim Industries Ltd., Bharuch, Gujarat, India Large quantity of water is generated during crude oil exploration called as ‘Produced water’ (PW). The produced water contains oil mostly in emulsified form along with a lot of suspended impurities, making it one of the most difficult to treat. With the increase in emphasis of recycling of water in oil exploration units, the treated wastewater is used as Well Injection Water and the prime challenge remains…

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OPPORTUNITIES TO STRENGTHEN THE EFFICIENCY OF THE INDIAN WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT SECTOR

By Sanjeev Sirsi, Head – Municipal Business – INDO Region, Water Utility, Grundfos India The Indian wastewater treatment sector was estimated to be worth $2.4 billion in 2019 and is projected to be worth$4.3 billion by 2025 according to Mr. Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog. This phenomenon stems from the rising demand for municipal water and increasing wastewater generated, which is estimated to reach over 120,000 MLD by 2051 as per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). The reuse potential of the wastewater is humongous. It is said that if…

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SEWAGE WATER TREATMENT AND WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT

Dr. Anil Kumar Mishra, Bacteriologist, Delhi Jal Board, Govt. Of Nct, Delhi Due to urbanization, industrialization, increasing population quality and quantity of fresh water reducing drastically in India and worldwide. For fulfillment of this scarcity for water, Proper treatment and management of sewage is utmost important, which are producing form households, factories or other sources. Domestic sewage is the major source of waste water (sewage) which is composed of kitchen and bathroom waste water called “Sullage” or “Gray water” and waste water producing from toilets are known as excreta or…

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