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Erode may soon get effluent treatment plant

COIMBATORE: In an attempt to prevent river Cauvery going the Noyyal way, the state government is planning to explore the possibility of replicating the zero liquid discharge formula and Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) for the dyeing and bleaching units functioning in Erode. State minister for Environment and Pollution Control, Thoppu ND Venkatachalam, reviewed the situation in Erode and Namakkal districts on Sunday morning along with senior officials from the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board and respective district administrations. As of now, they are floating a proposal for the installation of a CETP in Erode and another one along Komarapalayam and Pallipalayam near Namakkal district. The stakeholders of dyeing and bleaching units also participated in a joint sitting with the officials during which it was decided that the state would release an interest-free financial package for the setting up of the said CETP units. "We decided to conduct the review meeting to

Delhi Jal Board step to increase use of treated effluent

NEW DELHI : In a bid to increase use of treated effluent for irrigation, horticulture, construction etc, Delhi Jal Board has installed filling points at its major waste water treatment plants . It has also written to other government agencies, asking them to replace potable water with treated effluent for non-drinking uses. DJB sources said filling points have been provided at the Kondli, Rithala, Coronation, Keshopur, Mehrauli and Okhla treatment plants. "The biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) of the treated effluent is less than 20 parts per mission while total suspended solids (TSS) are less than 30ppm, making it ideal for non-potable purposes. We are distributing 142.2 million gallons per day of treated effluent . Read More Here - TOI - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Delhi-Jal-Board-step-to-increase-use-of-treated-effluent/articleshow/37794016.cms

Extra Ganga water now from Aug 15

GHAZIABAD: The proposed increase in supply of potable water for Ghaziabad and Noida residents under Ganga Action Plan Phase-II, which was set to begin in July, has now been pushed to August 15.  Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam (UPJN) is laying pipelines under railway tracks near ABES Engineering College in Ghaziabad for the water that originates from the Ganga in Haridwar. Box culverts have already been placed under the tracks and pipes are being fixed.  "There is some work pending in joining the pipes. We hope to conduct trial runs on the pipeline soon," said R K Agarwal, project manager, UPJN. Read More Here - TOI -  http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/noida/Extra-Ganga-water-now-from-Aug-15/articleshow/39259473.cms

Water projects: Rs 1,050 crore JNNURM funds lying unused

HYDERABAD : A file pertaining to granting administrative sanction to five water-related projects at a cost of Rs 1,050 crore is gathering dust. Successive governments have been ignoring it, causing inconvenience to lakhs of citizens in LB Nagar, Serilingampally, Ramachandrapuram and Patancheru municipal circles. The Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC) in February had sanctioned Rs 1,050 crore under the transition phase of Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) to the Hyderabad Metro Water Supply and Sewage Board (HMWS&SB) to complete five major projects. The CSMC has cleared a comprehensive water supply scheme for GHMC Serilingampally circle at a cost of Rs 439.51 crore, water supply distribution network for LB Nagar circle at Rs 365.17 crore, laying a 1800 mm diametre pipeline from Osmansagar to Asifnagar water treatment plant (WTP) in place of the existing water conduit at Rs 109.039 crore, distribution network for Ramachandrapuram munic

No BMC plan to roll back water cut

Mumbai : Though heavy rainfall in catchment areas in the past 24 hours has added 32 days of water stock, the BMC has no plans to withdraw 20% supply cut any time soon. Only, the threat of the BMC increasing the cut has eased. On Monday, the total water stock in all the lakes stood at 3.7 lakh million litres and on Tuesday rose to 4.9 lakh million litres. Civic officials said it is too early to roll back the cut as the city needs 12.5 lakh million litres for the entire year and it does not have even half the requirement so far. "The cuts will continue for a while. Read More Here - TOI - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/No-BMC-plan-to-roll-back-water-cut/articleshow/39251731.cms

New treatment plant in Gurgaon generates power from sewage

GURGAON: Haryana Urban Development Authority (Huda) has taken measures to utilize methane gas produced at Dhanwapur sewage treatment plant to meet its electricity requirement. SDO B D Yadav said 1750kW power is needed to run the two STPs of 168 million litre per day (MLD) capacity. However, with the construction of new 100 MLD plant, 800kW power will be generated from the methane produced at the facility. "The newly constructed 100 MLD plant is being run on trial since July 1 and within three weeks it will be fully functional. After the three months trial is over, the methane gas produced by the plant will be used to produce 800kW of electricity," said Yadav. He further said that earlier the 68 MLD plant used to dispose the untreated water into the Najafgarh drain. "With the new 100 MLD STP in place, tertiary treatment of 25 MLD waste water will be possible which can be supplied to builders for use at construction sites," he said. Read More Here - TO