The major irrigation department authorities are likely to grant permission for the proposed 45 MLD water treatment plant of Kinfra, which is going to be set up in the Periyar River at Aluva. Earlier, the department authorities had opposed the project citing that the water carrying capacity of the river sharply declined after the 2018 floods. But it is learnt that the department would consider granting permission for the project in a meeting to be convened by industry minister P Rajeeve in the coming days. The project has already invited…
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Flourish Greenery: Exploit TWW (Treated Waste Water)!
By Dilip Yewalekar and Manisha Kinge, Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd, Jalgaon IndiaIntroductionTill the end of 19thCentury, the Central/State Government, Environment and Pollution Control Board were not so active and serious in controlling, monitoring, and implementing laws and regulations on pollution and the environment for industries, municipalities, and corporations, in India to dispose of& treat liquid and solid waste in a systematic way without creating additional waste in a scientific.There was not much awareness / public domain available on the use of TWW water for landscape, green belt, and agriculture. It…
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