Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
The Government is all set to fix responsibility for pollution of the Yamuna. In its first initiative, the Delhi Government is to bring a law in an effort to direct the polluting industries and establishments in the confines of Delhi to check pollution right in their backyards. They would be …
Modern wastewater treatment systems require air in order to maintain biological activity. Often air is also needed to maintain a thoroughly mixed system. Any air introduced beyond what is needed for these two processes is considered excessive and may be eliminated to reduce power consumption.
Wastewater reclamation has become a viable alternative to supplement water supplies in water short areas. In particular, membrane treatment has played an important role in purifying the water cost effectively. Reverse osmosis (RO) membranes have been shown to significantly reduce total dissolved solids, heavy metals, organic pollutants, viruses, bacteria and …
Ozone technology has been used for the past two decades or more. It is, however, only now that its use in wastewater treatment has been recognized. The location of ozone use in wastewater treatment determines the goal of treatment. At the same time, ozone finds use in each stage of …
Modern wastewater treatment systems require air in order to maintain biological activity. Often air is also needed to maintain a thoroughly mixed system. Any air introduced beyond what is needed for these two processes is considered excessive and may be eliminated to reduce power consumption. A continuous and adequate supply …
Environment ministry admits bacteria is major river pollutant MAJOR rivers in India have high bacterial contamination, the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (moef) said in a press release dated December 24, 2008. Yamuna and Ganga top the list of most polluted rivers (see graph below). Bacterial contamination in water …
Chittaranjan Tembhekar | TNN Navi Mumbai: Three sewage treatment plants, constructed in Navi Mumbai with sophisticated Austrian technology, have started converting the entire city
Smaller local treatment plants in place of a large central facility allow for considerable economical advantages including the reduction of costly collection infrastructure as well as providing the opportunity for smaller incremental-as-needed expansion phasing. Significant environmental and practical advantages also exist, including the possibility of reclaimed water re-use or disposal …
With the technological advances of small plant performance and reliability, decentralized wastewater treatment plants have now become eminently feasible.
Employees of the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) have decided to oppose the proposal of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) to take over a sewage treatment plant (STP) with vacant land and buildings in Baghajatin. In 2004, when Mr KS Rajendrakumar was the principal secretary of urban development department, it …
Pilot project to tackle shortages, future increase in water demand The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) will soon start a pilot project to recycle wastewater, in a bid to tackle the growing shortage of water in the Capital, and the demand that is expected during the Commonwealth Games in 2010. Apart …
Greeshma Gopal Giri | ENS Chennai, AS sewage treatment plants (STPs) have become mandatory in large construction sites having no alternative sewerage network, residents in high-rise buildings on the outskirts of the city have raised concern over the operation and maintenance of the plants. Overflow of sewage due to frequent …
Court told Delhi water utility officers THE Delhi High Court has sentenced a former chief executive officer of the Delhi Jal Board and two other officers to two weeks in jail for not repairing sewer lines in the capital and letting the sewage flow into the Yamuna without treatment. The …
Chief Minister, Digambar Kamat has announced that the government would come out with a scheme to subsidise sewage connections to the citizens of Margao as he made an impassioned plea to the household owners to connect their septic tanks and soakpits to the sewage plant and avoid a health hazard. …
Detailed project report on the Yamuna Interceptor Sewer Project prepared by EIL.The project will ensure that sewage from various drains that fall directly into the Yamuna, is diverted to the STPs where it will be treated first and then allowed to reach the river. The objectives of the Interceptor Sewerage …
Owing to its enormous construction and maintenance costs, the management of wastewater in many urban centres of developing countries via a centralised wastewater management approach is very difficult. Often, untreated wastewater is directly discharged into adjacent natural water courses, causing a grave threat to both public health and the aquatic …
