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Organised jointly by the Union Ministry of Urban Development, the Confederation of Indian Industry and the Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad, the very first national urban water and sanitation awards saw some exciting projects emerging. On May 15, a total of 16 projects from 11 towns which made it to the final list presented their works to a panel for prioritisation.
The Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran based in Mumbai came out with a brilliant model of turning an intermittent supply into a 24/7 supply. Based on Indian conditions and using the development plan of the town, existing distribution networks and leakages can be identified and remedial measures initiated. In Badlapur town close to Navi Mumbai, such a project is under implementation and already seven of the 34 wards have 24/7 water supply.
Alandur municipality in Tamil Nadu had no sewerage system and overflowing septic tanks and choked drains were the order of the day.
It has now taken up an innovative sewage system which connects households to an underground system with a treatment plant. Chennai Metro Water Supply and Sewerage Board presented two projects: an effective customer grievance redress mechanism and another very effective scheme to generate power from biogas produced from domestic wastewater.
S. VISHWANATH
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