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WATER USAGE; POLLUTION AND TREATMENT

By Dr. AV Singh – Chief Sustainability Officer, Bajaj Power Group of Companies Water, a substance composed of the chemical elements hydrogen and oxygen and existing in gaseous, liquid, and solid states. It is one of the most plentiful and essential of compounds. A tasteless and odourless liquid at room temperature, it has the important ability to dissolve many other substances. Indeed, the versatility of water as a solvent is essential to living organisms. We are living at watery planet. Very huge quantity of water exists on, in, and above…

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MUNICIPAL WATER MANAGEMENT

One cannot think about life without water. We are blessed with adequate natural resources of water, but increasing population, the alarming rate of global warming and rapid industrialization coupled with lack of adequate and improved management of the water supply systems resulted in the increased rate of water consumption, wastage of water and deteriorating condition of the water supply networks, resulted in the scarcity of water. Pure and safe drinking water has always been a necessity for human life. It is therefore desirable that every individual has access to safe,…

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DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM IN WATER SUPPLY FOR SMART CITIES

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

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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