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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Backed by civic bonds, tertiary water treatment plant in Ghaziabad likely to be ready by June
GHAZIABAD : The tertiary water treatment plant coming up in Indirapuram may miss its March deadline but is expected to be ready by June. The Rs 319.14-crore plant with a capacity to treat 4 million litres of water per day will reduce the dependency of the over 1,400 units in the Sahibabad industrial area on groundwater. “The work on the tertiary water treatment plant is 27%complete. We had set March as the target for commissioning the plant but the workflow was impeded after Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) came into…
Read MoreDiarrhoea 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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