Category: Your Daily News on Water

Diarrhoea outbreak prompts water treatment plant in Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu’s constituency

SHIMLA: The recent outbreak of diarrhoea in Jol Sappar area under Nadaun assembly constituency of chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has prompted the state government to take action. To address the issue, the govt has decided to set up a water treatment plant for the three drinking water schemes of Kunah khad. A sum of Rs 1 crore has been immediately released to start the process, and the tender process will commence in the coming week. Deputy chief minister Mukesh Agnihotri said the noose on illegal mining around the drinking…

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Indian researchers develop tech to cut water use in textiles by 90%

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Ropar has developed a green technology called air nano-bubble, which reduces the quantity of water used in the textile sector. The institute has claimed that the technology can reduce the use of water up to 90 per cent. As per a rough estimate, 200-250 litres of water is required to process 1 kg of cotton. “The laboratory reports suggest that the air nano-bubble dispersed in water can reduce water consumption and chemical dosage by 90-95 per cent which ultimately saves 90 per cent of…

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Punjab’s biggest sewage treatment plant for rejuvenating Ludhiana’s Buddha Nullah launched

Reiterating the firm commitment of the AAP government to clean Buddha Nullah in Ludhiana, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday dedicated sewage treatment plant (STP) and other projects of Rs 315.50 crore for cleaning and rejuvenation of the drain. The Chief Minister, while addressing the gathering during dedication of Punjab’s biggest STP here, expressed concern over the polluted Buddha Nullah, adding this was the result of the callousness of successive governments of the state. Mann said he had been raising this issue as a Member of Parliament too because…

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Only 8 sewage treatment plants in Bengaluru monitored properly, study finds

A study by an NGO has found that out of Bengaluru’s 31 sewage treatment plants, only eight are monitored properly for chemical oxygen demand, biochemical oxygen demand, pH, total nitrogen, faecal coliform, ammoniacal nitrogen and suspended solids for wastewater treatment. ActionAid Association’s study found that the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB), which runs the sewage treatment plants, did not comply with the limits set by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) for the parameters. While the limit for total suspended solid—a parameter used to assess the quality…

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New technology for sewage treatment to boost lakes’ revival in Delhi

NEW DELHI: To revive lakes in the city with quality treated water, Delhi government is adopting a new technology that does aeration and bacteria treatment of the sewage to augment efficiency of the sewage treatment plants (STPs).Officials said they aimed at treating over 500MGD sewage, and over 150MGD treated water would be infused into the lakes, including 25 acres of Sanjay Lake. The technology uses aeration machines and the integrated fixed film activated sludge (IFAS) process to quickly enhance dissolved oxygen (DO) and reduce biochemical oxygen demand (BOD). While the…

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Bentley Systems Announces Acquisition of EasyPower®, Leader in Power Systems Engineering Software

Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced it has acquired EasyPower, a leading developer of design and analysis software tools, including arc flash solutions, for electrical engineering professionals. Since its founding in 1984, Portland, Oregon-based EasyPower has innovatively combined graphics-based modeling and analysis in order to make solving complex electrical engineering problems ever more straightforward and accessible. EasyPower products are primarily used for designing, analyzing, and monitoring power distribution systems serving industrial and commercial facilities, to ensure safety, reliability, and regulatory compliance. Bentley’s acquisition of…

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Bentley Systems and Genesys International Collaborate to Provide 3D Mapping Capabilities for Major Cities across India

Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, and Genesys International, a pioneer in advanced mapping and geospatial content services, today announced that Genesys’ 3D City Digital Twin Solution for Urban India – the first city digital twin project launched by any Indian company – will be powered by OpenCities 365, Bentley’s infrastructure digital twin solution for cities and campuses. This massive mapping and surveying project has begun and will capture most of urban India.Genesys previously partnered with Bentley to successfully pilot an earlier digital twin solution that…

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Ocean Exchange Selects Semi-finalists for 2022 Awards: Receives record number of applications from around the world

Ocean Exchange, a leader in supporting the acceleration of innovative solutions for healthy oceans and the sustainable blue economy, announces the selection of semi-finalists vying for the prestigious 2022 Neptune Award, Wallenius Wilhelmsen Orcelle® Award, and Ocean Exchange Innovation Award for Transportation and Logistics Hubs (Transportation Hub Award). Each of these three awards carries prize money of $100,000 and will be conferred at the organization’s upcoming event, which takes place October 23-25 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The Ocean Exchange Solutions Review Team will now review the applications submitted by the…

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Inauguration of biological wastewater treatment plant at LANXESS

LANXESS has commissioned a new wastewater treatment plant at its Belgium Kallo/Antwerp site. The special chemicals company invested around EUR 12 million in the plant, which has a treatment capacity of around 260,000 liters of wastewater per hour.LANXESS thoroughly modernized and expanded the existing water treatment plant to comply with the stricter environmental legislation. It was a challenging job because the plant had to remain operational throughout the renovation. The wastewater treatment plant not only processes the wastewater from the LANXESS plants on the site, for the production rubber chemicals…

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FUKUI COMPUTER Partners with Bentley Systems to Promote Digital Transformation in Japan’s Infrastructure Field

FUKUI COMPUTER, Inc (Head Office: Sakai City, Fukui Prefecture; President: Tadashi Sugita), the CAD vendor for the construction industry, has entered into a strategic partnership with Bentley Systems (Head Office: Exton, Pennsylvania, USA; CEO: Greg Bentley), the infrastructure engineering software company, to accelerate the adoption of digital workflows in the Japanese construction industry and support the promotion of digital transformation (DX) in the infrastructure field.In Japan, there are concerns about the increasing shortage of labor in the infrastructure field, which is impacting the ability to take measures to mitigate aging…

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