Chennai’s wettest day of year brings 21 days of water – India After playing hide and seek for the last few days, the clouds over Chennai and adjoining areas opened up late on Wednesday night, dumping 10.4cm of rain, making it the wettest day of the year. The city last recorded 10cm rain in a 24-hour period on August 25, 2011. For hydrogeologists, the record means that the core city with an area of 174sqkm has received about 17,400 million litres of water which would serve the city’s water supply needs for 21 days, assuming every drop of […] Chennai’s wettest day of year brings 21 days of water – IndiaDME GmbH2019-09-20T14:04:57+02:00
Over Rs 6k crore sanctioned for Perur desalination plant – India The State government has sanctioned Rs 6,079 crore for establishing a 400-MLD reverse osmosis desalination plant at Perur on the East Coast Road, according to the GO issued by the Municipal Administration Department last week. The funds were sanctioned to give effect to the recent announcement made by Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami under Rule 110 in the Assembly. The plant, being set up to meet the increasing water demands in Chennai city, is funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency. The […] Over Rs 6k crore sanctioned for Perur desalination plant – IndiaDME GmbH2019-09-18T15:06:54+02:00
Chennai’s wait for Krishna river water gets longer – India Krishna’s water supply to Chennai remains as elusive as ever, as it will take 10-15 days for the city to start receiving its share, said officials from the Water Resource Department (WRD).Though the two main reservoirs across Krishna river in Andhra Pradesh, Srisailam and Somasila, have crossed the mark of transferrable water levels, the third reservoir, Kandaleru is still not full. As on Wednesday, Kandaleru had stored 3.6 thousand million cubic feet (tmcft) of water while 6.4 tmcft is needed to transfer water to the […] Chennai’s wait for Krishna river water gets longer – IndiaDME GmbH2019-09-13T11:44:37+02:00
‘Setting up desal plants a must to meet water requirement’ – India The Puducherry government has no option other than to set up desalination plants to meet the demand for water in the Union territory of Puducherry in the future, said chief minister V Narayanasamy. Replying to a query raised by a member in the legislative assembly on Wednesday, Narayanasamy said the government will seek financial assistance from a French agency to execute projects including desalination plants to meet the growing drinking water needs of the residents. He said the government has proposed […] ‘Setting up desal plants a must to meet water requirement’ – IndiaDME GmbH2019-09-05T14:49:18+02:00
How the business of water scarcity can be tackled in India – India After almost a week of highlighting solutions to mitigate an increasingly water scarce future, the World Water Week will draw to a close in Stockholm Saturday. Pushing for inclusivity and investing in sustainable technology were among the key themes of WWW 2019, organised by the Stockholm International Water Institute. These ideas will also be key investor solutions to addressing the water challenge in India — one of the 17 countries facing severe water stress, according to the World Resources Institute. How the business of water scarcity can be tackled in India – IndiaDME GmbH2019-09-03T16:00:56+02:00
Niti working out proposal to set up desalination plants along coastline to tide over water crisis – India The Niti Aayog is working on a proposal to set up a string of floating desalination plants in marine waters along the country’s over 7,500-km coastline, with a view to tide over the water crisis being faced in major urban centres of India. Recently, several parts of the country, especially Chennai, faced severe water crisis, owing to poor storage in various reservoirs following deficit rainfall. “The Niti Aayog is working on linking desalination of sea waters with the Sagarmala project,” a top government official told PTI […] Niti working out proposal to set up desalination plants along coastline to tide over water crisis – IndiaDME GmbH2019-09-01T15:22:02+02:00
Four new 640MLD desal & RO plants will end Chennai’s water woes: Minister – India CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government will ensure Chennai city has a permanent water supply capacity of 870 million litres a day (MLD) in the next five years by constructing two more desalination plants of 150 MLD and 400 MLD at Nemmeli and Perur and two 45 MLD tertiary treatment reverse osmosis plants, municipal administration minister S P Velumani announced on Friday. Addressing the Times of India water conclave aimed at making Chennai water positive, the minister said 260 MLD of waste water would be […] Four new 640MLD desal & RO plants will end Chennai’s water woes: Minister – IndiaDME GmbH2019-08-24T19:39:05+02:00
Niti working out proposal to set up desalination plants along coastline to tide over water crisis – India The Niti Aayog is working on a proposal to set up a string of floating desalination plants in marine waters along the country’s over 7,500-km coastline, with a view to tide over the water crisis being faced in major urban centres of India. Recently, several parts of the country, especially Chennai, faced severe water crisis, owing to poor storage in various reservoirs following deficit rainfall. “The Niti Aayog is working on linking desalination of sea waters with the Sagarmala project,” a […] Niti working out proposal to set up desalination plants along coastline to tide over water crisis – IndiaDME GmbH2019-08-22T00:28:46+02:00
L&T sees growth in desalination projects – India L&T’s water and effluent treatment business is eyeing a slew of desalination and water treatment projects worth $1 billion in the country. The business, which is undertaken by L&T Construction in partnership with UAE-based Tecton Engineering and Construction, is seeing significant demand mostly from coastal regions. “Coastal regions in India from the South, the East and the North-West are looking at desalination plants as an option to reduce the stress on municipal corporations,” S Rajavel, Head of the Water and Effluent […] L&T sees growth in desalination projects – IndiaDME GmbH2019-08-19T15:00:18+02:00
Freddie Mercury, David Bowie invented desalination process: Telangana textbook A Telangana Class IX SSC textbook, according to a Times of India report by Nirupa Vatyam, has cited late rockstars Freddie Mercury and David Bowie as „scientists“, crediting them with “removing salt from seawater using a semi-permeable membrane through a process called desalination“. The goof-up in the biology textbook appeared in the „Did You Know“ section, according to the report. Thomas Jefferson is considered the inventor of the earliest forms of desalination. (LINK). Freddie Mercury, David Bowie invented desalination process: Telangana textbookDME GmbH2019-08-18T15:55:52+02:00