Judgment of the National Green Tribunal, May 27, 2025 in the matter of Sumit Saini Vs Shree Ram Steel Industries & Others. Sumit Saini, resident of village Damla, District Yamuna Nagar, Haryana had sent a letter petition dated May 14, 2022 to the NGT. The application said that around 25 …
Providence, Rhode Island, and Portland, Oregon, are two cities that by all accounts have well-run water utilities and health departments. Both have also had recurring problems with lead in tap water, yet both
Typically open-sea water intake structures are constructed in the shallow areas where sea water depth is in the range of 3m up to 10m. Due to this SWRO plant with open intake will have source water with high debris, suspended solids and aquatic organisms requiring a very elaborate pretreatment system.
With approximately one in eight people, or about 884 million people worldwide, lacking access to safe water supplies, seawater deasalination continues to emerge as the most viable solution to the growing water crisis.
Among numerous applications of ultrasound systems in diverse fields, use of ultrasound systems in destruction and prevention of algal growth in water is relatively new.
Nano-particles are slowly infiltrating the environment. They have entered cosmetics, detergents, toothpastes, textiles—the list is long. The biggest concern is for aquatic life. Smaller than the smallest grain of dust, they are quite challenging to filter out of the water in treatment plants. Addressing the fears of nano-particle pollution, scientists …
KOHIMA, Jan 16: Seeking to ensure supply of safe and clean drinkable water as also to check the metering system in the State capital, Minister for PHED Dr K Ngangshi Ao today carried out a spot-inspection of the Water Treatment Plant at Jotsoma and the progress of the metering systems …
Mumbai Mumbai will have its first desalination plant in the coming months, but the BMC project, costing more than Rs 15 crore, will not be used to treat water for drinking purposes. The civic administration will adopt an expensive project for desalination. However, the money spent might not be worth …
CHENNAI: VA Tech Wabag, an Indian multinational company involved in water treatment projects, in partnership with Israel-based IDE Technologies, has been awarded the contract for executing India
Quality of any water is determined by the quantity of source water, its exposure to contaminants during collection, treatment and storage. In a roof top rainwater harvesting system, which consists of a collection system, a conveyance system and a storage system, contamination of water can occur at any of these …
The break even cost of treated water from a water treatment plant depends on the capital cost and the operation cost through out its life span. The main capital investments in Garden Reach water works occured in two phases. The operation of first phase was started on 1982 and second …
Ultraviolet (UV) technology has been marketed as a purifier to disinfect contaminated drinking water for many years. Low pressure mercury lamps have a very strong UV emission at 254 nanometers.
Climate change, increasing demands on water due to global urbanization and the legal obligations under the EU's Water Framework Directive are making the water sector an attractive place for technologies that can help reduce costs and contribute to reducing the effects of climate change.
The article highlights basic UV disinfection concepts with discussions of considerations taken when comparing UV and other alternatives for wastewater disinfection.
AGARTALA, Dec 21: In order to ensure better passenger amenities, Ministry of Railways has announced to make available free quality drinking water round-the-clock at railway stations in the northeastern states through Reverse Osmosis (RO) process. Railway officials here said a similar scheme was introduced in other parts of the country …
KOCHI: If Kochi Corporation has its say the consumers of the Kerala Water Authority (KWA) can heave a sigh of relief. Alarmed by the pathetic condition of the water treatment plant at Aluva, the authorities are set to invite tenders for its renovation, much to the delight of the residents. …
