Rahul Mourya, Author at EverythingAboutWater

Record 80m rural households have piped drinking water under Jal Jeevan Mission

Oct 5, 2021Oct 5, 2021 eawater

Official data show there has been a four-fold increase in the rate at which functional piped water is being provided to households in India’s 117 so-called aspirational districts, home to some of the poorest Indians, overtaking the pace at which piped water is bring provided nationally under the flagship Jal Jeevan Mission.Over a third of all households in aspirational and Japanese-encephalitis-endemic districts of the country now have piped water under the Mission. According to Niti Aayog’s classification, aspirational districts are those with a lower than the national average of socio-economic…

Telangana Govt Sanctions Rs 5,000 Crore to make Hyderabad India’s First City to Treat 100 Percent Sewage

Oct 5, 2021Oct 5, 2021 eawater

In a step that would make Hyderabad the first city in the country to treat 100 percent of its sewage, the Telangana government on Thursday (23 September) approved two mega projects worth over Rs 5,000 crore to undertake drinking water and sewerage works within Greater Hyderabad limits.The two projects include establishing 31 Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs), in addition to the existing 25 STPs, at an estimated cost of Rs 3,866 crore, constructing additional service reservoirs for 137 MLD, and laying a new pipelines network at Rs 1,200 crore.

Three sewage treatment plants at Katihar soon

Oct 5, 2021Oct 5, 2021 eawater

The bidding process for the construction of storm drains and three outfalls to end the perennial problem of waterlogging in the town, especially during the monsoon, is likely to start soon. The project, according to the district administration, entails an expenditure of Rs 193 crore.Katihar DM Udayan, who is also officiating as the administrator of the municipal corporation, said three sewage treatment plants would be constructed in the town. “The project will be executed in three different phases in three years, keeping in mind the onset of monsoon. We are…

India supplies install 1500 hand pumps in Cambodia for augmentation of rural water supply

Oct 5, 2021Oct 5, 2021 eawater

India supplies, installs 1500 hand pumps in Cambodia for augmentation of rural water supply

A virtual ceremony to hand over the final phase of the Project for “Supply and installation of 1500 hand pumps for augmentation of Rural Water Supply in Cambodia” was held on 27th September. The ceremony was presided over by India’s Minister of State of External Affairs Rajkumar Ranjan Singh and Cambodian Minister of Rural Development Dr. Ouk Rabun. The implementation of the project was financed by the Government of India through a 100 percent grant. This entailed supply and installation of 1500 hand pumps in 2 Provinces of Cambodia, namely…

18% GST on treated sewage water for industrial use

Oct 5, 2021Oct 5, 2021 eawater

The Maharashtra Authority of Advance Rulings has said purified or treated sewage water for industrial use will be charged goods and service tax at18%, triggering yet another classification issue as natural water is tax-exempt.The authority has reasoned that the treated water here is purified water. It is used within the applicant’s factory – Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilisers Ltd in this case – and the excess is sold to Bharat Petroleum for industrial use.

India’s biggest sewage plant in Delhi to be ready by 2022-end

Oct 5, 2021Oct 5, 2021 eawater

NEW DELHI: Delhi will soon get India’s Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) at Okhla, which will be able to treat 564 million liters per day (MLD) of sewage and wastewater. Water minister and Delhi Jal Board (DJB) chairman Satyender Jain visited the construction site of the project that is expected to be completed by 2022-end.Once completed, the STP will be able to help trap a large chunk of sewage currently flowing into the Yamuna and can treat sewage to biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) and total suspended solids (TSS) levels of 10…

RESTORING THE YAMUNA RIVER BASIN

Sep 30, 2021Sep 30, 2021 eawater

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…

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

Sep 30, 2021Sep 30, 2021 eawater

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…

NJS ENGINEERS INDIA P LTD – CASE STUDIES

Sep 30, 2021Sep 30, 2021 eawater

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…

AEROBIC TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE TREATMENT OF WASTEWATER

Sep 30, 2021Sep 30, 2021 eawater

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…