The project has been planned to cater to the future water demand for Navi Mumbai.
WD News: VA TECH WABAG has secured an order worth Rs. 420 crore for the Design, Build and Operation (DBO) of a Water Treatment Plant (WTP) with a capacity of 270 Million Litres per Day (MLD) at Jite, Raigad for City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra Limited (CIDCO).
Water from Hetwane dam will be treated at the proposed 270 MLD WTP and pumped to existing Master Balancing Reservoir (MBR) at Vihal location for further distribution.
The scope of the project includes Design, Engineering, Supply, Construction, Installation and Commissioning of the 270 MLD WTP including clear water pumping station within a period of 42 months from commencement and followed by Operation & Maintenance (O&M) for a period of 15 years.
The plant will use high rate clarifiers for the removal of high-suspended solids followed by rapid gravity sand filters along with disinfection by chlorine.
Shailesh Kumar, CEO – India Cluster said, “We foray back into the DBO space in Maharashtra with this order in CIDCO. This project, once completed, will address the growing water need of the area.”
Source: VA Tech WABAG
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