Waste Water Treatment Plants By Vishvaraj Infrastructure

The water crisis in India has been in the uproar of the nation. With areas touched with drought and no water to drink it’s been a major concern for one and all in the country.  Amongst the challenges thrown up by increased urbanization in India one of the bigger ones is massive increase in wastewater generation. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) estimates that about 80 percent of the water supplied for domestic use is discharged as wastewater. This pollutes the downstream areas as it enters untreated into these water bodies. Around 38,250 MLD of wastewater is generated by class I and class II cities in India, which is estimated to grow 3.5 times to 132,250 MLD by 2050. The current wastewater treatment capacity can handle only 30 percent of the total generation, out of which too only 55 percent is operational. This translates to an investment gap of over USD 7 Billion for class I and class II cities by 2016-17.

Here is what Mr. Arun Lakhani CMD of Vishvaraj Infrastructure Limited, VIL has to say about the situation at hand - What is required is an integrated approach to water management, by integrated approach we need to see the complete water cycle as a whole. So we detect it from a source, then the treatment part then the distribution part then the customer service part. So if you have 24x7 in the distribution part that definitely improves not only the water quality & drinking water but also saves water. Then comes the second very important part is the sewage treatment. Sewage treatment and the reuse of sewage treated water complete the cycle. Sewage treatment or waste water treatment has been on Mr. Arun Lakhani’s mind for a while.

Vishvaraj Infra - Why Privatisation Works

Those who fear water privatisation are yet to grasp its benefits and financial assistances it provides. The truth is such fears are baseless and unwarranted.

Companies like Vishvaraj Infrastructure Ltd (VIL) who won two major awards in the sector at the recent World Water Leadership Congress & Awards can lead water privatisation in the right track.  The company won the presitigious Water Reuse Project of the Year and Mr Arun Lakhani, VIL’s chairman and managing director won the award for Outstanding Contribution to Water.

Let’s take a step and reevaluate the scenario and head down to Nagpur where the city pumps 540 million litres of water every single day, but only 140 million litres is accounted for. This leaves the state at a loss of 400 million litres.

Why is so much water being wasted when it could be used or better still the question is why is 74% of the water not accounted for?

For those who fear, must understand private entities like VIL India, would play a big part in the installations of tap water connections in all houses. They could create systems for metering them. While, matter of fees and tariffs, would be decided by the concerned municipal body.