According to CBCP, India generates 72,368 MLD wastewater against 31,841 MLD treatment capacity. In addition, STPs are concentrated in larger cities, and CETPs are unevenly distributed across the states. As a result, with poor wastewater management, a large amount of untreated water is released into rivers and lakes. However, modern wastewater treatment plants are capital-intensive...
Industries like textile, paper, pharmaceuticals, food, chemical, electric power plant, iron and steel, nuclear, oil and gas, petroleum, and others produce colossal amounts of wastewater and discharge it through plant outfall to a water body’s surface, an evaporation pond, deep well, streams, and sometimes inject deeply in lands. However, the growing environmental concerns regarding such...
Natural water sources like rivers and lakes are designed to treat water naturally, but because of abundant wastewater – “India generates 72,368 MLD wastewater” (Source: CPCB) – the burden of water purification increases on them, which increases the urgency of wastewater treatment. Moreover, wastewater treatment plants face significant challenges like space management and downtimes, adding...
Water is called the “elixir of life” because life on Earth is not possible without it. Clean water is not a luxury but a necessity for the survival of all living beings as well as the environment around us. One way of using clean water sustainably is to treat sewage and industrial wastewater through a...
The demand for water and water scarcity are the two parallel lines that increase day by day. Freshwater demand rises with the upsurge of population, urbanization, and industrialization, while natural water sources are polluted. There are two primary sources of water contamination, viz—industrial waste and sewage. 33,212 MLD sewage is generated in India, out of...