Category: Regulars

Centre okays INR 229cr Shimla sewer project

The central government has approved a Rs 229 crore sewage treatment project for Shimla. The project will be completed by the year 2025 and cater the population of the hill town for the next 30 years. State had submitted a detailed project report to rejuvenate and lay the new sewerage network in the town to the Central Public Health and Environmental Engineering Organization (CPHEEO). “CPHEEO has approved the project worth Rs 229 crore and itis being funded by World Bank under Program for Result (Pfor R),” said urban development minister…

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Howden expands India operations, opening Delhi office

Leading global provider of mission critical air and gas handling products, technologies and services, Howden, has opened a new office in Noida, Delhi, India. The new office comes in response to the growth in demand for air and gas handling equipment within India’s fast growing economy. The move further positions Howden within its own market, offering access to products for India’s high quality supply chain and facilitating access to expertise and technology across the Howden global business. The business enables customers’ vital processes which advance a more sustainable world, notably…

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KSB Limited registers 26.5 per cent sales growth!

KSB Limited, a leading pumps and valves manufacturer in India, recorded a growth of 26.5 per cent with a sales value of 8,661 Mio. INR on its half yearly sales (Jan to Jun 2022) vis-a-vis 2021 (Jan to Jun 2021). As an experienced pump manufacturer, its product portfolio includes building and industrial technology, water transport, wastewater treatment and power plant processes, agricultural applications, residential application. Owing to the innovative research and development, KSB can meet the most diverse requirements of customers. Benefit from many years of experience and technical expertise…

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Yogi govt working on utilizing drainage water for irrigation

The Uttar Pradesh government led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is working on an innovative plan to utilise drainage water for irrigation. Yogi government’s move is aimed at benefitting farmers and at the same time protecting the environment with better management of drainage water. The state government is preparing the blueprint of this plan and soon the scheme will be on the ground. The engineers of Namami Gange have been instructed to complete the task. Preparations are being made for the treatment of drainage water falling into the rivers through…

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CM presides over Pragtisheel Himachal : Sathapna Ke 75 Varsh programme at Haroli AC of Una district

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur inaugurated 8 developmental projects of Jal Shakti Vaibhav worth about Rs. 20 crore for Haroli assembly constituency of Una district today. He inaugurated Rs. 4.50 crore functional tap water connection scheme to left out households in Haroli, Rs. 4.65 crore multi village piped water supply scheme in Ispur Zone, Rs. 4.40 crore multi village piped water supply schemes in Barthri Zone, Rs. 2.10 crore multi villages piped water supply schemes in Dharampur, Rs. 2.07 WSS to village Palakwah, Rs. 69 lakh tub Ewell No. 30…

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Prime Minister inaugurates MRPL projects worth INR 2,510 crore

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was on a two-day visit to Kerala and Karnataka inaugurated two projects of Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals (MRPL) worth INR 2,510 crore in the first week of September. The Prime Minister inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of projects worth around INR 3,800 crore in Mangaluru, including MRPL’s BS-VI upgradation project and sea water desalination plant, and also commissioned India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant at the Cochin Shipyard in Kochi. The sea water desalination plant, set up at a cost of around ₹680…

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Indian Oil to spend ₹2 lakh crore towards zero emissions by 2046

State-owned oil refining and marketing major Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) plans to invest ₹2 lakh crore in the coming years to achieve ‘net zero’ operational emissions by 2046. The company aims to achieve two-thirds of emission reduction through energy efficiency, electrification and fuel replacement efforts. About a third of the total emission would be mitigated through options such as carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS), nature-based solutions and the purchase of carbon credits. Further, IOC will pursue carbon reduction through hydrogen as a fuel, biofuels, renewable, carbon offsetting through ecosystem…

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Meghalaya government implementing projects worth Rs 2,000 crore, Chief Minister says

The Meghalaya government is implementing projects worth Rs 2,000 crore, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said on Thursday, September 1. Sangma and MoS Housing and Urban Affairs on Thursday laid the foundation for the prestigious – “- Phase I” in presence of PHE Minister Renikton Lyngdoh Tongkhar and MLAs Marcuise Marak, Jim Sangma and Abdus Saleh at Williamnagar in East Garo Hills. Williamnagar Urban Water Supply Project Phase-I was sanctioned at an estimated cost of Rs 121 Crores under AMRUT 2.0 in the funding pattern of 90:10. The Scheme was…

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Sewage plants costing Rs 583 cr to be set up in Agra to reduce pollution load in Yamuna

A tripartite agreement was signed between National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam and M/s Vishvaraj Environment for development of sewage treatment plants for Agra under hybrid annuity mode or (HAM). This project aims to take care of the existing sewerage problems in Agra city which pollute river Yamuna. After implementation of the project, it is expected there will be no discharge of untreated sewage from Agra city into the river Yamuna, thereby helping in reducing the pollution load in the river. The contract, signed in the…

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Railway land can now be used to set up solar plants, sewage and water treatment facilities

The government has made it simpler and cheaper for various entities to set up a range of infrastructure on Railway land on long-term lease. These include cargo-related enterprises, public utilities, renewable energy projects and even schools. Railway land can now be used to set up solar plants, sewage and water treatment facilities at Re 1 per square meter per annum for 35 years and hospitals through PPP and schools with Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan for Re 1 per square meter per annum for up to 60 years. The Union Cabinet in…

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