The project ranks among Vienna’s most significant drinking water investments in decades and is central to the city’s long‑term strategy to secure a sustainable, resilient, and climate‑adapted supply. VA Tech Wabag has won a major contract from Vienna Water (MA 31), the city’s municipal water authority, for the expansion of the Donauinsel Water Works in...
FlashNews:
Tech Cuts Mishandled Bag Rates by 23%, But $6.3 Billion Cost Persists: SITA
SK Sinha Appointed Director Finance at GAIL, Bringing Three Decades of Expertise
NHAI to Empanel IITs for Independent Proof Checking of Bridge Designs
Suzlon’s Next‑Gen S175 Turbine Secures 105 MW Sunsure Order in Commercial Debut
PFC-REC Merger Scheme Approved by Boards, Creating ₹11 Trillion Power Financing Giant
HyperNext to Deploy Kirloskar’s Optiprime Systems for India’s First 800VDC Data Centres
RVNL Secures ₹29.77 Billion NMDC Project for Advanced Iron Ore Hub in Visakhapatnam
VOC Port Sets Benchmark in Green Maritime Growth With 45% Emission Cut
NHAI, NCAER Join Hands to Launch India’s First Centre for Transport Economics
India Clears LNG Diversification Test Amid West Asia War and Hormuz Closure
India Surges to Global Leadership in Ship Recycling with 35% Market Share
Centre, Assam, Nagaland Sign Tripartite MoU to Unlock Border Hydrocarbons
DHL Group Expands New Energy Logistics Amid Global Supply Shifts
IN‑SPACe Funds Three Startups to Propel Indigenous Space Innovation
AM/NS India, IIT Roorkee Forge Strategic Pact for Manufacturing Innovation
Second Heavy Haul Seminar 2026 Charts Future of Rail Freight
Delhi Airport Transfer Traffic Hits 27%, Reinforces Hub Status
CleanMax-GACL Seal Gujarat’s Largest Hybrid RE Partnership for Industrial Decarbonisation
Atlanta Electricals Wins ₹2.85 Billion PSTCL Transformer Order
Tag: VA Tech Wabag
VA Tech Wabag Deploys Robotic Sewer Cleaning to End Manual Scavenging in Uttar Pradesh
Launched in Agra in early 2025, Uttar Pradesh’s mechanised sewer maintenance programme has already seen Bandicoot clean over 1,500 manholes, laying the groundwork for wider adoption across the state. VA Tech Wabag has introduced ‘Bandicoot’—the world’s first robotic manhole cleaner—in Ghaziabad, marking a significant step in the city’s sanitation modernisation drive. The deployment is part...
Va Tech bags Rs.220-cr project under Ganga Action Plan
Va Tech Wabag, a water treatment company, has won a Rs. 220-crore contract under the Ganga Action Plan Project to build and operate a sewage treatment plant.
The performer
S. Varadarajan is the Executive Director and Group CFO of VA Tech Wabag, an Indian multinational headquartered in Chennai with presence in 22 countries. Varadarajan is an Associate Member of the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India and the Institute of Company Secretaries of India with 24 years experience.
Government should take holistic approach
In order to secure future water needs, the government will have to play a major role, both functionally and financially. Technologies focus on the techno-ecoÂnomic mix for fulfilment of viability requireÂments and also technical requireÂments for specified re-use specified for industrial and domestic sector. Uniform standards are adoÂpted for water quality parameters for the specified re-use to enable the client/contractor to choose the optiÂmum technology at a rational cost.
Vox Pop: Experts provide solutions for urban wastewater management
From what model of PPP will work in our urban wastewater management to how they can move from a mostly secondary treatment to tertiary and make water viable, policymakers, city administrators and wastewater practitioners offer solutions.



