Business Line                        01.04.2013

TWIC appointed project management agency for water treatment 

The Tamil Nadu Water Investment Company, a joint venture of IL&FS and the State Government, has been made the project management agency on behalf of the Government for water treatment and recycling for industry.

According to a policy note tabled in the Assembly today, the State Government has decided to exploit the company’s expertise in water supply and waste water management.

As the project management agency, the company will be the dedicated agency for development, operation and maintenance of common effluent treatment plants and recycling of sewerage water and desalination for industrial supply.

The Water Investment Company is the promoter of the New Tiruppur Area Development Corporation, considered a pioneering public private partnership in the water sector.

The corporation was promoted to set a 185 million litre a day water supply project for the knitwear industry and residences in Tiruppur.

The company has handled the consultancy for water supply for a number of local bodies.