In India plastic piping systems are getting widespread acceptance. New avenues have now been opened in Hot and Cold water supply, Soil and Waste disposal, cooling and heating systems, Rainwater Disposal/Harvesting systems, etc.
Category: Water & Waste
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Every drop counts
Dwindling freshwater resources are forcing countries and organisations to make water and wastewater management a mandatory exercise.The mismatch between the demand and supply of water in the country is a major driving force behind the water and wastewater industry in the country.
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Rural Punjab encourages metering and billing
By January 2013, 200 out of 840 villages covered under the project had opted for metered household connections, and fifteen of these had round-the-clock (24/7) water supply. Even in prosperous Punjab, villages face an acute scarcity of water,
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Rs.2 lakh crore for Swachh Bharat Mission
The Union Minister of Rural Development and Drinking Water and Sanitation, Nitin Gadkari said that Swachh Bharat Mission will be converted into a mass movement to make India an open defecation free country in five years.
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Towards a greener India
Increasing regulatory pressures, aging infrastructure, and environmental concern are forcing organisations to reassess the impact of water management on their economic wellbeing.
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Tamil Nadu clears mega infrastructure projects
The Tamil Nadu government has approved the project structure for the Rs 1.83-lakh crore Madurai-Tuticorin Industrial corridor and has decided to set up a new financial institution to support funding for large infrastructure projects.
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Water desalination projects for Chennai
The Tamil Nadu Infrastructure Board has approved the proposal to set up two large sea water desalination projects to the South of Chennai.
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Urban Renewal
Today, 70 per cent of our GDP comes from urban areas while the investment for urban development is only 0.70 per cent. Now, according to the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) report, Indias urban population is projected to increase from 34 crore in 2008 to 59 crore in 2030
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Odisha inland waterway to be ready in three years
The proposed inland waterway linking Kalinganagar industrial area, and eventually Talcher, to Paradip and Dhamra ports is to be ready in three years. The state government signing an MoU with the Inland Waterway Authority of India (IWAI) and the two ports in the state capital.
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India signs credit agreement worth US$ 24 Million for Uttarakhand Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project
India Signs Credit Agreement Worth US$ 24 Million with World Bank for Additional Financing for Uttarakhand Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project. An agreement for credit of US $ 24 million (equivalent) from World Bank for Additional Financing for Uttarakhand Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project was signed here today by Nilaya Mitash, Joint Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance on behalf of the Government of India and Micheal Haney, Acting Director, New Delhi off