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Urban and Industrial Sustainable Water Management: A Collective Responsibility

Introduction: The finite nature of water resources and their susceptibility to pollution, contamination, and climatic influences underscore the pressing need for strategic interventions to ensure sustainable usage. The Sustainable Development Goal’s target 6.4, recognizes this challenge and demands increased water efficiency which is a way of easing water demand pressure/water user conflict by more effectively utilizing every unit of existing supply. Urban areas, in particular, grapple with burgeoning demands, prompting the imperative adoption of water conservation practices capable of reducing consumption by up to one-third, concurrently mitigating surface and groundwater…

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Northern Michigan Township – High-strength wastewater challenge

When your small but vital Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) has BOD (Biochemical Oxygen Demand) in excess of 700 milligrams per liter (mg/L) and had phosphorus levels as high as 20 mg/L, it pays to have a firm advocate of good clean effluent at the helm. With its small population (358) but a fast-rising number of food and retail outlets serving the nearby City of Cadillac, this WWTP in the Northern Michigan Township of Haring was perhaps always destined for interesting times. Before the Haring Township WWTP was built in 2014/15,…

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Metrowater Clears Encroachments Along Conduit Lines Transporting Water to Chennai’s Kilpauk Treatment Plant

The Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board or Metrowater has started clearing encroachments on British-era conduit lines, which carry water from the Red Hills reservoir to Kilpauk Water Treatment Plant. The water agency has identified nearly 1,300 encroachments from Rajamangalam to Kilpauk water works. It carried out an analysis using differential global positioning system (DGPS) and drone survey in the stretch to identify the changes in land use and the extent of encroachments of the boundary. The three conduit lines, the oldest of which was built with brick masonry…

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Surat’s Hi-Tech Sweet Water Technology Eyes Europe Market

Hi-Tech Sweet Water Technologies in Surat has become a frontrunner in the industry by fulfilling Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s goals of Swachh Bharat, Clean Water, and Make in India via its dedicated efforts to supplysafe drinking water. At the recent Aquatech Trade Exhibition in Europe, it solidified its focus on the European market. “It is our ongoing goal to expand the family, and the firm is directly and indirectly linked to more than 2,000 families of our workers,” said Vijay Shah, owner of Hi-Tech Sweet Water. In his statement, Shah…

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Dakshina Kannada Sets up Committee for Water Management

Mangaluru’s Dakshina Kannada district administration has constituted a committee, headed by the Assistant Commissioner (AC), to manage various water resources and thereby prevent a drinking water crisis during peak summer. Deputy Commissioner Mullai Muhilan MP said initiatives will be taken to ensure judicious use of water available in check dams and various other water resources in the district. “Directions have been given to impound water stored in Thumbe vented dam, multi-village water scheme sources, and all dams in the district and manage the supply cautiously. A decision in this regard…

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Flow of Treated Water From Mangaluru STP to Dam to be Stopped

Mayor Sudheer Shetty Kannur who visited the sewage treatment plant (STP) of the Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) at Pachanady assured that complaints regarding the release of secondary treated water to the drinking water dam across the Phalguni River will be solved soon. He said a spot visit was conducted based on complaints raised by corporators from the ruling party and opposition regarding various problems pertaining to MCC’s STPs. The mayor told reporters that there was an allegation that the treated water from the STP at Pachanady was being released into…

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A village near Mumbai, revolutionising water management in Maharashtra

Located within the arid terrains of Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar, 250 kilometres away from Mumbai, the village of Hiware Bazar stands as a beacon of hope and innovation in the field of water conservation. In an area frequently beset by droughts and severe shortages of drinking water, Hiware Bazar has risen as an exemplar of sustainable living, reshaping the storyline of rural resilience. Previously contending with the harsh challenges posed by water scarcity, the village has transformed into a prime illustration of how deliberate water management can uplift an entire community. Cultivating…

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Bihar receives global acclaim at COP-28 for afforestation initiatives

The actions undertaken by the Bihar government in the field of afforestation, particularly through the Jal-Jeevan-Hariyali Abhiyan (Rural Development Department), received praise on Saturday from the international community at the ongoing United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP-28) in Dubai. The Bihar delegation, led by Department Of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (DoEFCC) Secretary Bandana Preyashi, Director (Ecology) Surendra Singh, and Principal Chief Conservator of Forest Ashutosh, participated in the prestigious COP-28 event, which gathers nations as signatories to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). COP-28…

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National Mission for Clean Ganga Inks Pact for Sewage Treatment Plant Development at Gokul Barrage in Mathura

In a significant move towards enhancing sewage treatment infrastructure and combating pollution in the Yamuna, the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has entered into a tripartite Concession Agreement with the Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam and M/s. EIEL Mathura Infra Engineers Pvt. Ltd. This Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), formed through a joint venture between M/s Enviro Infra Engineers Limited and M/s. Micro Transmission Systems, will spearhead the development of a Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) for the Gokul Barrage in Mathura. The Concession Agreement, executed under the Hybrid Annuity PPP mode,…

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Union Minister for Jal Shakti chairs Annual General Meeting of NWDA Society and 21st Meeting of Special Committee for Interlinking of Rivers

The Union Minister for Jal Shakti, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat chaired the 37th Annual General Meeting of NWDA Society and 21st Meeting of Special Committee for Interlinking of Rivers (SCILR) at Dr. Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi today. The Union Minister also launched the 8th India Water Week – 2024, an international level mega event and inaugurated its website during the meeting. The 8th India Water Week will be held from 17th to 21st September, 2024 in New Delhi, on the theme “Partnerships and Cooperation for Inclusive Water Development and Management”. The…

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