The break even cost of treated water from a water treatment plant depends on the capital cost and the operation cost through out its life span. The main capital investments in Garden Reach water works occured in two phases. The operation of first phase was started on 1982 and second phase from 2000.

Ultraviolet (UV) technology has been marketed as a purifier to disinfect contaminated drinking water for many years. Low pressure mercury lamps have a very strong UV emission at 254 nanometers.

Climate change, increasing demands on water due to global urbanization and the legal obligations under the EU's Water Framework Directive are making the water sector an attractive place for technologies that can help reduce costs and contribute to reducing the effects of climate change.

The article highlights basic UV disinfection concepts with discussions of considerations taken when comparing UV and other alternatives for wastewater disinfection.

The Bhabha Atomic Research Center will soon be appointed as consultant by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to set up city

AGARTALA, Dec 21: In order to ensure better passenger amenities, Ministry of Railways has announced to make available free quality drinking water round-the-clock at railway stations in the northeastern states through Reverse Osmosis (RO) process. Railway officials here said a similar scheme was introduced in other parts of the country recently and it had yielded a better result.

KOCHI: If Kochi Corporation has its say the consumers of the Kerala Water Authority (KWA) can heave a sigh of relief. Alarmed by the pathetic condition of the water treatment plant at Aluva, the authorities are set to invite tenders for its renovation, much to the delight of the residents.

In a few months, a villager buying Tata Tea bags at the local kirana store will also probably buy a cartridge for Tata Chemicals

Radhakrishnan Kuttoor

PAMPA: An eight-member people

Ahmedabad: That pouch of water can be dangerous, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) found out after sample testing of three water bottling units in GIDC, Naroda, recently.

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