Deccan Herald 10.12.2013
KIADB to fund construction of sewage treatment plant
The Karnataka Industrial Areas Development
Board (KIADB) has come forward to fund the construction of a 40-million
litre sewage treatment plant (STP) near Devanahalli to meet the demand
of more than 2,000 industries.
The project is coming up
on six acres of KIADB land, at a cost of Rs 105 crore. According to an
official of the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB),
treated water will be supplied to Devanahalli industrial area from Raja
canal STP, located close to Hebbal by laying pipes for a distance of
about 18.5 km.
30 pc work complete
Thirty per cent of the work has already been completed and the project is likely to be finished by August 2014.
The industries in Devanahalli utilise the treated water and the effluents released by them will be treated at the proposed STP.
The demand for treated water has been increasing steadily in the City.
According
to a recent survey conducted by the BWSSB, the industries located in
Devanahalli, Doddaballapur, Nandi Hills and a power plant in Yelahanka
together need around 35 ML of water per day. The Board is looking at the
feasibility of meeting the demand.
Recently, a private
consultant had approached the BWSSB with a proposal for supply of
treated water for a golf course and a horticulture park coming up on 210
acres of land near Malur in Kolar district.
The entire project might require 1,200 ML of treated water per annum.
According
to an official, the BWSSB has planned one more demand-supply survey of
treated water and explore the feasibility of supplying water by laying
pipes. Individual demand from industries will be assessed before
chalking out a strategy for creating the necessary infrastructure on a
cost sharing basis.
At present, the BWSSB has been maintaining 14 STPs which together have the capacity to treat 720 ML a day.
However,
the Board has been able to treat around 530 ML a day of which 30 ML is
being sold to Bengaluru International Airport, Aravind Mills, Wheel and
Axle Plant, BEL etc.