Kerala’s first water desalination plant to come up in Ponnani fishing harbour – India In a first of a kind initiative in Kerala, a seawater desalination plant will be set up at the Ponnani fishing harbour in Malappuram. Additionally, a similar project will be implemented in seven panchayats in Kasaragod. Collect e-signa on the go with Acrobat Pro DC Try free The land required for setting up the plant will be provided by the Ports Department. The plant is expected to solve the severe drinking water shortage faced by the Ponnani municipality. (LINK). Kerala’s first water desalination plant to come up in Ponnani fishing harbour – IndiaHIWI042022-02-02T15:08:04+01:00
Wabag betting big on desalination projects – India Chennai-headquartered pure-play water technology company VA Tech Wabag is betting big on desalination projects across the globe and it sees growth potential in markets like India, North Africa and West Asia âespecially in Saudi Arabia and Egypt â over the next five years. The company said that it is fully prepared to leverage the opportunities in these markets as it has technological expertise in the field. It also said that the company is focusing on increasing the share of international contracts in its order book to 60% [âŠ] Wabag betting big on desalination projects – IndiaHIWI042022-01-20T13:17:26+01:00
Consultant appointed to evaluate designs for desalination project in Mumbai – India A consultant has been appointed to evaluate the designs that have come in from the Israeli firm which is interested in developing a desalination project for Mumbai. The study, that will have all details necessary for the project to start, is nearing completion. As per the plan, initially, the plant will work on 200 million litres per day (MLD) of sea water daily, which may increase to 400 MLD in the second phase. Desalination is the process of removing salt from seawater. (LINK). Consultant appointed to evaluate designs for desalination project in Mumbai – IndiaHIWI042022-01-16T18:42:31+01:00
Andhra Pradesh’s first desalination plant to come up in Prakasam with Rs 35 crore – India A desalination plant with an outlay of Rs 35 crore will come up soon to address the drinking water needs of 14 fishermen villages in the Ongole assembly constituency of Prakasam district. This will be the first such plant in the state. The authorities have already sent a detailed project report (DPR) to the government and are waiting for approval. Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, during his recent visit to Ongole, had promised to sanction a comprehensive project with an estimate of around Rs 400 crore [âŠ] Andhra Pradesh’s first desalination plant to come up in Prakasam with Rs 35 crore – IndiaHIWI042022-01-16T18:33:58+01:00
Desalination plant at Manora to be ready in July, Murad told – Pakistan Sindh CM Syed Murad Ali Shah on Friday directed the public health engineering (PHE) department to complete 151 ongoing water supply and sanitation schemes launched for Rs11.428 billion so that people of different villages could benefit from them. âThe PHE department has a portfolio of 301 schemes worth Rs15.5bn, of them 151 are ongoing. Therefore, they must be completed by the end of current financial year,â he said while presiding over a meeting to review progress of development schemes here at CM House. The meeting was attended [âŠ] Desalination plant at Manora to be ready in July, Murad told – PakistanHIWI042022-01-01T14:29:28+01:00
State drops water desalination project in Coast due to high cost – Bangladesh A plan to set up a large-scale water desalination plant in Indian Ocean has been shelved because it is costly. Coast Water Works Development Agency (CWWDA) said it had abandoned the project and was exploring other ways to address the perennial water crisis affecting the six counties. CWWDA said it supplies about 180,000 cubic metres of water to Coast regionâs population of 4.329 million people against the demand of 329,306 cubic metres. (LINK). State drops water desalination project in Coast due to high cost – BangladeshHIWI042021-12-29T11:51:10+01:00
How Va Tech WABAG is taking advantage of desalination and waste water business opportunities – India On the outskirts of Chennai, in the village of Nemmeli, the outline of a vast desalination project has been functioning smoothly since 2013. At 100 million litres a day, it serves a critical need in supplying the water needs of a rain-starved region. Itâs an important poster boy for desalination technologies that are likely to become more prominent in the years to come. (LINK). How Va Tech WABAG is taking advantage of desalination and waste water business opportunities – IndiaHIWI042021-12-16T13:12:39+01:00
BMC scraps dam project, says 4.5 lakh trees saved – Mumbai The BMC has cancelled the Gargai dam project which will save 4.5 lakh trees. BMC chief Iqbal Chahal said learning from experiences of the two cyclones, the BMC decided there was no point in cutting down 4.5 lakh trees to build Gargai dam and bring drinking water to Mumbai. He said BMC has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with an Israeli firm, IDE, to set up a desalination plant at Manori to convert 1,800 million litres of seawater daily into potable water. BMC scraps dam project, says 4.5 lakh trees saved – MumbaiHIWI042021-12-09T13:51:24+01:00
Thousands on streets in Gwadar as protests enter Day 17 – Pakistan Thousands of people, including women and children, continued protesting in Gwadar in Pakistan for the 17th day on Wednesday, demanding among other things, access to clean drinking water and an end to âtrawler mafiaâ, Dawn reported. Protesters from Gwadar, Turbat, Pishkan, Zamran, Buleda, Ormara and Pasni are taking part in the Gwadar Ko Huqooq Do Tehreek (Give Rights to Gwadar Movement) led by Maulana Hidayat-ur-Rehman, a local leader of the Jamaat-i-Islami. They have vowed to continue their protest till their demands are met. Speaking on Dawn News [âŠ] Thousands on streets in Gwadar as protests enter Day 17 – PakistanHIWI042021-12-02T11:40:22+01:00
The year our home in Madurai ran out of water – India In the summer of 2013, we ran out of water in our home in Madurai. Like many others, we depend on the water that our borewell supplies, but after drilling past 500 feet, we hit a slushy bottom â our borewellâs way of telling us to look elsewhere. An electrician familiar with the workings of our house for decades said the house had never run out of water, which made us inclined to believe this water outage was a passing problem and more to do with the working of the borewell. The year our home in Madurai ran out of water – IndiaHIWI042021-11-28T15:30:55+01:00