Tag: sewage

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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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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World Water Day Quote from Daiki Axis India

By Mr. Kamal Tiwari, CEO, Daiki Axis India Pvt. Ltd. – Water resource management has become an important concern globally, with dwindling freshwater supplies across the world, it is vital for governments as well as Industries to adopt sustainable and cost-effective strategies to save water and promote greener economies. Access to clean, pure water has long been a problem in developing countries. Water-treatment plants, structured pipelines, and other critical infrastructure such as Decentralized sewage treatment plants that treat residential wastewater and promote the reuse of the treated water for local…

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Calangute sewerage plant awaiting reverse pipeline

The long-delayed sewerage network and treatment plant (STP) in Calangute cannot function unless there is a “reverse pipeline” to take the treated water from the STP to the garbage treatment plant in Saligao, Calangute MLA Michael Lobo said. The recent episode of beach shacks in Calangute releasing their sewage into illegal soak pits or into the sea has brought the Rs 100-crore JICA-funded sewerage project in the tourism hub back in focus. Many hotels and resorts are also allegedly releasing sewage into nullahs, fields and other places. Lobo said that…

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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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CONJUNCTIVE USE OF SURFACE AND SUB-SURFACE WATERS AND CONJUNCTIVITIS CLOUDING THE FORESIGHT
-CASE STUDY OF CHENNAI METROPOLIS, INDIA

By S Sundaramoorthy, S Saktheeswaran and A Jayabalan Abstract Chennai Metropolis is a coastal city of Bay of Bengal dependent wholly on monsoons failing about once in four years and limitations of reservoir storages. Import of water from neighboring state is confronted by monsoon failures there. Seawater Desalination plants are functioning but 90 % of operating cost is subsidized. A study by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) during the 1980’s and again in 1990’s identified sub- surface storage in the city’s contiguous riverine aquifer extending to a phenomenal 150…

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CLEARBLACKTM – A SMART SEWAGE TREATMENT & RECYCLING SYSTEM

By Rohan P Vyas, Huliot Pipes and Fittings Pvt. Ltd. ClearBlackTM is a modular wastewater treatment plant designed and developed by the Huliot Advanced Flow Systems for treatment as well as reclamation and reuse of treated sewage for non-potable purposes.The system presents the Sewage Recycling and Reuse as the best symbiotic solution complementing the optimization of freshwater resources in the time of ongoing water stress and saving them by getting polluted simultaneously by its untreated discharge into the river bodies.The development of the system draws its inspiration from Israel’s Wastewater…

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Hyderabad all set to become India’s first city to fully treat its sewage

If things go according to plan, Hyderabad will become the only city in the country to have 100 per cent sewage treatment facility by the end of next year. Work on the 31 Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) in Greater Hyderabad and its outskirts are on at a brisk pace and are expected to be completed by next summer. In fact, some of them are expected to be ready by the end of this year. Apart from treating the generated sewage, the new STPs would also help protect water bodies including…

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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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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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