Tag: Sewage Treatment Plant

National Mission for Clean Ganga Inks Pact for Sewage Treatment Plant Development at Gokul Barrage in Mathura

In a significant move towards enhancing sewage treatment infrastructure and combating pollution in the Yamuna, the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has entered into a tripartite Concession Agreement with the Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam and M/s. EIEL Mathura Infra Engineers Pvt. Ltd. This Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), formed through a joint venture between M/s Enviro Infra Engineers Limited and M/s. Micro Transmission Systems, will spearhead the development of a Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) for the Gokul Barrage in Mathura. The Concession Agreement, executed under the Hybrid Annuity PPP mode,…

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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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WABAG forays into Bangladesh with a World Bank & AIIB funded DBO order worth about Rs. 800 Crores

March 17, 2023: VA TECH WABAG (‘WABAG’), a leading pure-play Water Technology Indian Multinational Group, has secured an order worth about Rs. 800 Crores towards Design, Build and Operate (DBO) for Reconstruction, Expansion and Operation of Pagla Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) with a capacity of 200 Million Litres per Day (MLD) at Pagla in the City of Dhaka, Bangladesh for Dhaka Water Supply & Sewerage Authority (Dhaka WASA). The project is funded by Multi-lateral Funding Agencies like World Bank and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) under Dhaka Sanitation Improvement Project…

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Meet effluent treatment norms by April 30 or face action, firms told in Chandigarh

Chandigarh Smart City Limited (CSCL) has finally written to companies doing the upgradation the sewage treatment plant (STP), directing them to meet all norms of liquid effluent treatment at any cost by April 30 or be ready to face major action. Since three STPs are being upgraded, the biggest Diggian-based plant is with one company, while remaining two STPs are also being run by one company as they are small in size. The letter has come after a visit of the adviser to the UT administrator, the home-cum-local bodies secretary…

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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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WATER QUALITY OF GANGA RIVER

Water Quality of Ganga

By Preeti Shinde, Application Specialist, Hanna Equipments India Pvt. Ltd. The holy river of Ganga is the largest river in India. The Ganges is threatened by severe pollution. This poses a danger not only to humans but also to animals; the Ganges is home to approximately 140 species of fish and 90 species of amphibians. The river also contains reptiles and mammals, including critically endangered species such as the gharial and South Asian river dolphin. The Ganges River Dolphin can only be found in the fresh water rivers of Bangladesh,…

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A CASE STUDY ON THE RIVER MAHANANDA WITH RESPECT TO CITY OF SILIGURI

By Aniruddha Bhattacharyya, Assistant Environmental Engineer, West Bengal Pollution Control Board River Mahananda originates from a height of 2100 m at Paglajhora near Kurseong. Originally it was glacial fed but the Mahanada glacier vanished 100 years back. It travels around 360Km to reach Bangladesh to meet River Padma. This river is the main drinking water source of Siliguri. Siliguri being the second largest city of West Bengal has an active population of around 20 lakhs people and discharges the total sewer in to the river. In the lean season the…

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SEWAGE WATER TREATMENT AND WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT

Dr. Anil Kumar Mishra, Bacteriologist, Delhi Jal Board, Govt. Of Nct, Delhi Due to urbanization, industrialization, increasing population quality and quantity of fresh water reducing drastically in India and worldwide. For fulfillment of this scarcity for water, Proper treatment and management of sewage is utmost important, which are producing form households, factories or other sources. Domestic sewage is the major source of waste water (sewage) which is composed of kitchen and bathroom waste water called “Sullage” or “Gray water” and waste water producing from toilets are known as excreta or…

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