Tag: water

Water: Nurturing Health, Enhancing Well-being

Mohammed Naser Azeez, Managing Director, Aquality Water Solutions Pvt. Ltd. As we begin the year 2024, we have the same feeling as when the last year started – water is become scarcer and it is on the top of the agenda for nations and industries across globe.More countries are realizing that there is a huge risk in doing nothing to address the challenges related to water supply and the industry facing with declining production. As a fundamental natural resource, water plays a vital role in the development of any region. The…

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SUEZ announces a new organization to deliver its strategy and appoints two new members to the Group’s Executive Committee

Announced in September 2022, SUEZ’s new strategy aims to make the Group the trusted partner for circular solutions in water and waste recycling & recovery. To reflect this new ambition, SUEZ is redefining its organisation around two major principles: two operational divisions focusing on the Group’s two core businesses, Water and Recycling & Recovery. This new structure will enable SUEZ to fully leverage its portfolio of solutions and improve expertise sharing and synergies between countries. three cross-group units, Engineering & Construction, Digital Solutions, and Innovation. These units will contribute to…

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Nod likely for 40MLD water treatment plant

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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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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WABAG led joint venture secures DBO order towards South East Asia’s largest Sea Water Desalination project with capacity of 400 MLD, worth about INR 4,400 Crores, funded by JICA

VA TECH WABAG (‘WABAG’), a leading pure-play water technology Indian Multinational Group, further enhanced its leadership position in the Global Desalination market, by securing a Design, Build, Operate (‘DBO’) order, for the 400 Million Litres per Day (MLD) Sea Water Reverse Osmosis (‘SWRO’) Desalination Project from Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (‘CMWSSB’) worth about INR 4,400 Crores. The project is scheduled to be executed under the leadership of WABAG in joint venture with Metito Overseas Limited (‘Metito’). This DBO order includes the scope of Design, Engineering, Procurement, Construction,…

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The Earth …. A Solitary Planet!

Manisha kinge, Manager-Project & Design, Jain Irrigation Systems Pvt. Ltd The Earth is called Mother! Where a favourable – liveable climate called the greenhouse effect is controlled for the growth of microorganisms to giant species. Earth is providing useful elements & resources for us like water, food, shelter, clothes, air, minerals, fuel, power, and wealth for our day-to-day life and business. There are many articles, books, poems, songs, etc written and could be found on Earth. In Sanskrit, Earth is treated as a goddess, and many kingdoms & civilizations flourished &…

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Dilip Yewalekar, Senior Vice President, Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd

The Earth is the womb of the universe! Where everything takes birth, grows, and merges! Also protects all of us from external forces and radiation! The Earth holds water, lava, and air, and balances a favorable livable climate for micro to mega creatures … makes us Good Morning Every Day without fail! In our culture, we respect the Earth as ‘Bhoo Mata – Goddess Lakshmi’ and offer prayers on many occasions, before the construction, doing farming, and many more activities as scripted in holy literature. ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam: The World is…

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Aishwarya Agrawal, Chief of Staff, CIMCON Software India Pvt Ltd

Earth Day is an occasion for individuals and organizations to unite and take action to safeguard the environment. As Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “Reducing waste, conserving water, and using public transportation can go a long way in protecting our natural resources and ensuring a sustainable future for generations to come.” On this Earth Day, let us take a moment to reflect on the importance of preserving our planet and finding innovative solutions to environmental challenges. One company that is leading the way in promoting sustainable technologies and practices…

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Sourav Daspatnaik, Managing Director, Swach Environment Pvt Ltd

Earth is the only living planet and water is vital for sustaining life. 2/3 of the surface of earth is the ocean. Water is a finite resource within the Planet and we need to be mindful of the way we manage our water resources including waste water. Climate change is going to be critical for the Planet . On this day lets pledge to keep the Earth habitable and water neutral.

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Col. Bhaskar Tatwawadi (Veteran), Director, DoubleShotz Pte. Ltd.            

EARTHLINGS have lost yet another year since the last Earth Day 2022! And we have a lot to show for all the progress made in conferences, meetings, policy tweaks on papers, verbal assurances of implementing more and more conservation measures to push away the ZERO WATER DAY! In the meantime, summer of 23 has arrived with a vengeance and even as I write this quote in Mumbai, the outside temperature is about 400 C. When Nature starts asserting itself notwithstanding the half-hearted human endeavours, it beats all predictions and computational…

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