The low penetration rate offers more potential for desalination in industrial segments; especially in power, metals, oil & gas, chemicals, and petrochemical industries. In the next five years, high growth rate is anticipated, at 7-8.5 per cent, in the industrial segment, according to Frost & Sullivan’s analysis.
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Category: Water & Waste
Effective wastewater management
Alom Poly Extrusions installed the 30.78 km underground drainage network at the Prayag Film City using Alcorr DWC piping system in 95 days.Prayag Film City is one of the corporate ventures of The Prayag Group. The City is located in the western periphery of Midnapur district, West Bengal, about 210 km from Kolkata.
We are confident in the growth opportunities
Although the last five years have seen rolling out of many water infrastructure projects, there is still more needs to be done, says Pawan Mathur, Director-Water & Heat Segment, Itron India, in an email interview with Sudheer Vathiyath.How do you assess the current scenario in the urban water sector in India
Breaking the vicious (water) cycle
An efficient water utility is at the core of the reform process. The roadmap for utility reform has to overcome the triple problems of low investments, low recovery, and poor levels of service, writes Abhay Kantak The urban water supply and sewerage (WSS) utilities in India suffer from poor quality infrastructure and service delivery.
TN govt to spend Rs 66.5 bn
The Tamil Nadu government plans to upgrade civic amenities like drinking water supply, drainage, sewerage, solid waste management across urban areas in the state at an investment of Rs 6,654.03 crore.
Japan to build up world's largest offshore wind farm
Japan is to build the world's largest offshore wind farm to replace the crippled nuke plant at Fukushima following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. The country plans to build a total of 143 wind turbines on platforms 16 km off the coast of Fukushima by 2020, which is home to the stricken Daiichi nuÂclear reactor that hit the headlines in March 2011 when it was damaged by a severe earthquake and tsunami.
Paradip ore terminal project faces inordinate delay
The proposed iron ore terminal project at Paradip Port Trust (PPT) is facing inordinate delay because of lack of environment and forest clearances, and court cases over relocation of iron ore plots. Blue Water Iron Ore Terminal, a special purpose vehicle floated by the Hong Kong-based Noble Group, in partnership with Gammon Infrastructure Projects and MMT
TN govt to spend Rs 66.5 bn on urban infrastructure
The Tamil Nadu government plans to upgrade civic amenities like drinking water supply, drainage, sewerage, solid waste management across urban areas in the state at an investment of Rs 6,654.03 crore. In this regard, the state government launched recently an integrated urban development mission which would be implemented in the city corporations and muni
Goa govt directs barge owners to cover vessel
Goa government directed all barge owners or masters to cover their vessels which are carrying or transporting coal or cargo through inland waterways of Goa. The state government asked barge owners or masters to cover their vessels with tarpaulin in order to mitigate air pollution that may be caused by the cargo
IWAI mulls 2 more jetties in Assam
Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) plans to construct two additional jetties on Brahmaputra River at Dhubri and Hatsingimari, in Assam at a cost of atleast Rs 70 crore. The authority may ask Central Public Works Department (CPWD) to construct the jetties. However, it is not known whether proper technical feasibility report and

