Category: Regulars

Delhi Budget to Focus on Water Sector, Yamuna Cleaning a Priority

With the Assembly polls scheduled in 2025, the Delhi Government’s budget this year is likely to be focused on tackling water issues across the city, sources said. These issues will include cleaning of the Yamuna, 24-hour water supply, water generation, sewage treatment, sewer network connection, water overflow meter, and water pollution, among others. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, during the 2020 Assembly polls, had said that river Yamuna will be cleaned by 2025 and that he will take a dip in it before the next assembly polls. L-G VK Saxena who…

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SC asks NGT to set up accountable mechanism to monitor sewage plants in UP

The Supreme Court has expressed concern over the treatment of sewage generated in villages, towns and cities and said untreated waste is discharged into rivers and rivulets polluting the very sources of water upon which the survival of the population and bio diversity depends. The top court asked the National Green Tribunal to ensure that an accountable mechanism is set up in Uttar Pradesh to take stock of the performance of the sewage treatment plants, providing for adequate funds for upgrade and maintenance as required and for attending to all…

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Hyderabad: HMWSSB bags award for best sewerage treatment plants

Another award bagged by Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) from an international magazine called ‘Water Digest’ for the best Sewerage Treatment Plants (STPs), 2022 to 2023. The award was presented to Managing Director Danakishore by Jalamandali Project Director Sridhar Babu on Saturday. Babu received the award from Union Minister for Hydropower Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in Delhi. Shekhawat termed Hyderabad as “The city that is treating 100 percent sewage water in the country”. Expressing happiness, Danakishore said “Besides providing drinking water to everyone in the city, the Telangana…

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Lack of sewage treatment facilities near coast plus marine life at risk

The CAG has noted that non-availability of sewage treatment facilities in urban local bodies (ULBs) across the coastal areas was posing a major threat to aquatic animals following depletion of oxygen in marine water. Human lives too were at risk due to the increase in toxic elements in marine food. The CAG noticed that CRZ notification 2011 prohibits disposal of waste and effluents into coastal waters and any existing practice of discharging untreated waste and effluents was required to be phased out by January 2013. CAG noted that the action…

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New panel to observe nature of industrial discharge, says Haryana chief secretary

A joint committee of officers from various departments and the state pollution control board will be set up to observe the nature of effluents discharged from various industrial setups, said Haryana Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal. The step is being taken to treat the waste according to the nature of the discharge. The committee will include officers from the Haryana State Pollution Control Board, Haryana State Industrial & Infrastructure Development Corporation, urban local bodies and the Public Health Engineering department. Kaushal was presiding over a meeting here regarding pollution in the…

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Market value of treated wastewater in India to more than double by 2050: CEEW research report

The market value of treated wastewater in India is estimated to be Rs 830 million by 2025 and Rs 1.9 billion in 2050 provided there is a mechanism to sell it to various sectors, according to a study released by policy research institution Council on Energy (/topic/council-on-energy), Environment and Water (/topic/environment and-water) (CEEW). India is set to accumulate over 35,000 million cubic meters of wastewater by 2050, based on projected sewage generation and treatment capacities. According to the study, there is tremendous potential to reuse that water, and if treated,…

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SUEZ announces a new organization to deliver its strategy and appoints two new members to the Group’s Executive Committee

Announced in September 2022, SUEZ’s new strategy aims to make the Group the trusted partner for circular solutions in water and waste recycling & recovery. To reflect this new ambition, SUEZ is redefining its organisation around two major principles: two operational divisions focusing on the Group’s two core businesses, Water and Recycling & Recovery. This new structure will enable SUEZ to fully leverage its portfolio of solutions and improve expertise sharing and synergies between countries. three cross-group units, Engineering & Construction, Digital Solutions, and Innovation. These units will contribute to…

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LANXESS expands Rhenodiv® production at Jhagadia site

Mumbai / Jhagadia, 13 March 2023 – Specialty chemicals company, LANXESS laid the foundation stone for its Business Unit Rhein Chemie’s new and upcoming production line for Rhenodiv® – New Technology Release agents at its Jhagadia site. With this facility, the business unit will serve the growing demand of the Indian Tire & Rubber goods market. The new production line will feature state-of-the-art equipment and technology, allowing LANXESS to produce high-quality technology tire release agents more efficiently. Currently, LANXESS has such a facility in Argentina. Once this facility becomes operational…

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ABB reveals an additional 8.56 billion cubic meters of wastewater a year needs to be treated to meet UN goals

Global wastewater treatment capacity needs to increase annually by 8.56 billion cubic meters and investment in an additional 469 treatment facilities per year is required to meet United Nations (UN) goals. These are the findings of independent research commissioned by ABB ahead of World Water Day (WWD) on March 22, 2023. As the UN prepares to report on progress made against its Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), ABB’s research focuses on SDG 6.3 which aims to improve water quality by halving the proportion of untreated wastewater globally, increasing recycling, and minimizing…

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LANXESS India wins the prestigious CII Western Region SHE Excellence & Innovation Award 2022

LANXESS India has won the prestigious 17th Edition of CII Western Region Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) Excellence & Innovation Award 2022 in the Manufacturing Category (large) for its Jhagadia site. The award is a mark of recognition from CII for the Leadership, Vision & Efforts made by organizations in following path-breaking practices in Safety, Health & Environment. It ensures the commitment of the industry to SHE excellence instilling high SHE consciousness among all employees and utilizing the best SHE practices. It also provides an opportunity to industry stakeholders to…

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