HCC, as a lead partner in the joint venture with HSEPL has been awarded Rs 672.99 crore contract on EPC basis for the construction of Parwan Gravity Dam by the Water Resources Department, Government of Rajasthan. HCCÂ’s share in the JV is 90% (Rs 605.70 crore).
Category: Water & Waste
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The institutional mechanism to handle wastewater has failed
There are a variety of challenges in water and wastewater management. One of the major issues is that of the widening demand-supply gap in the water sector as well as treatment of wastewater.
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Water Relief!
India is urbanising at, what a Union Minister has termed, a very 'dramatic' clip. It today has 50 cities with a population of over one million. As per the 2011 Census, the total number of cities and towns in the country had increased to 7,936 from 5,161 in 2001.
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Curb that wastage!
Less than 20 per cent of the wastewater discharged by households, and 60 per cent of industrial wastewater, is treated in India. This situation has to change, say SHISHAM PRIYADARSHINI and AMISH SHROFF.
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Jain Irrigation bags Rs 569-cr Karnataka project contract
Jain Irrigation Systems has bagged a Rs 569-crore contract from the Karnataka government for the Poorigali Integrated Micro Irrigation Project. The company said in a BSE filing that it has been awarded the Poorigali Integrated Micro Irrigation Project by Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Ltd, Government of Karnataka, through national competitive bidding.
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L and T arm wins Rs 5,250-cr order from Qatar Water Corp
Engineering conglomerate Larsen & ToubroÂ’s construction arm has secured its single-biggest order worth Rs 5,250 crore from Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation for power transmission and network expansion.
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Govt works on 225 dam projects across the country
The Government of India is implementing the Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP) with the financial assistance of the World Bank for the repair and rehabilitation of about 225 dam projects across Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Jharkhand (DVC) and Uttrakhand (UJVNL).
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XCMG push benches contribute to Malaysian infra development
XDN525 push benches from machinery manufacturer XCMG have served in Malaysia for the first time in the sewage treatment project in Kuala Lumpur
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By year-end, 85-90percent treated wastewater will flow into Ganga
NJS Japan was established in 1951; we started with small projects in India and developed a DPR (detailed project report), so earlier when JICA requested them to go to India and do a DPR, NJS was doing some business by that time.
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Waste segregation at source is a major hindrance
The 2014 report of the Planning Commission Committee chaired by K Kasturirangan found that 62 million tonnes (MT) of municipal solid waste (MSW) was produced per year, which is based on an average of 0.45 kilo per capita, per day, for IndiaÆs urban population.