On January 23, 2021 The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)-Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute(CMERI) developed 1st ever Waste Water Treatment Technology Model, ‘Aqua Rejuvenation Plant(ARP)’, which was inaugurated by Prof. (Dr.) Harish Hirani, Director, CSIR-CMERI along with SubhenduBasu at CSIR-CMERI, Durgapur, West Bengal.
The Integrated Waste Water Rejuvenation Model, ARP purifies wastewater for Irrigation/Farming purposes.
Purpose– To facilitate organic farming model through the treated wastewater.
About Aqua Rejuvenation Plant:
6 Stage Purification
This model does the Wastewater treatment on the basis of various purification parameters in 6 stages.
Amount of Water Rejuvenated
About 24,000 liters of water can be rejuvenated using the ARP.
This amount of water is adequate for about 4 acres of agricultural land(barring seasonal variations in water requirements).
Filtration Medium
i.The filtration medium that is used have been particularly developed to handle Indian sewage water parameters and can be modified based on geographical variations.
ii.The filter media can be obtained locally, this ensures that there is no pressure in the supply chain for the increased manufacturing of ARP.
Benefits
i.The system has the following dual benefits:
- Treated water is utilised for irrigation purposes.
- The filtered sludge generated is used as manure / fertilizer.
ii.In addition to this, water can be saved as the biochar prepared from dry leaves falling in autumn is used to mix in soil as it minimises the water requirement for irrigation.
iii.There is a possibility that the treated water used for irrigation can also be used for drinking water.
Implementation
The Municipal Corporation, Irrigation Department and the District Administration will discuss with CSIR-CMERI for implementing the model at the required places.
Note- Earlier, the institute has used alternate technologies like the sprinkle system and others for reduced water requirements for such purpose.
Recent Related News:
The Ministry of Jal Shakti(MoJS) has launched a new version of the India Water Resources Information System (India-WRIS) with new functions and features. It is open to the public, and accessible through the web portal www.indiawris.gov.in. The MoJS has established a dedicated organization, National Water Informatics Centre (NWIC) to maintain and update India-WRIS.
About CSIR-CMERI:
CSIR- Council for Scientific and Industrial Research; CMERI- Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute.
HeadQuarters– Durgapur, West Bengal
Director– Prof. (Dr.) Harish Hirani
