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Nationwide Mission for Clear Ganga (NMCG) is tasked with creating a round financial system mannequin centered on reclaiming, reusing and recycling water. Vishwa Mohan spoke to NMCG DG GAsok Kumar. Edited excerpts:
Your tackle water availability and administration?
Speedy urbanisation and industrialisation have created a demand-supply hole for water. India is already a ‘waterstressed’ nation and its water demand may exceed availability by over 50% in 2050. So, there’s a rising recognition of the necessity to transfer in the direction of a round water financial system mannequin. However sustainability, resilience and threat mitigation methods must be embedded on this strategy.
What are the Clear Ganga Mission’s achievements with the round financial system mannequin?
NMCG’s improvements like HAM-PPP (Hybrid Annuity based mostly PPP) mannequin and ‘One Metropolis One Operator’ mannequin have been extremely profitable and are being adopted in different elements of the nation. NITI Aayog is getting ready commonplace pointers for PPP initiatives within the water sector based mostly on our HAM mannequin. NMCG can also be supporting wastewater reuse initiatives in states adjoining the Ganga.
Is the river rejuvenation strategy serving to obtain circularity?
Monetising the reuse and recycling of handled sludge and wastewater is without doubt one of the six pillars of ‘Arth Ganga’, our self-sustaining financial mannequin. City native our bodies (ULBs) are inspired to undertake fashions for income technology in addition to conversion of sludge into helpful merchandise corresponding to manure, pavers, bricks, and so forth. The mannequin strives to contribute not less than 3% of GDP from the river basin itself.
Please share examples of ongoing water circularity initiatives.
The tertiary therapy plant at Indian Oil Company’s refi nery in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, was set as much as provide handled wastewater to the refi nery for non-potable functions. NMCG is in superior levels of discussions to tie up with 11 thermal energy technology models for taking handled water from their STPs for various makes use of. We’re additionally planning to make the perfect use of sludge from STPs. For instance, we are able to make biogas from sludge. In Dinapur, Varanasi, a 140 MLD (million litres per day) plant produces sufficient electrical energy for its wants.
What function can the personal sector play on this?
We have now to scale back the usage of potable water for nonpotable functions, so treating wastewater could be a profitable enterprise for personal gamers and concrete native our bodies. Earnings from handled water used for industrial functions can even assist in subsidising secure water for poor individuals.
Your tackle water availability and administration?
Speedy urbanisation and industrialisation have created a demand-supply hole for water. India is already a ‘waterstressed’ nation and its water demand may exceed availability by over 50% in 2050. So, there’s a rising recognition of the necessity to transfer in the direction of a round water financial system mannequin. However sustainability, resilience and threat mitigation methods must be embedded on this strategy.
What are the Clear Ganga Mission’s achievements with the round financial system mannequin?
NMCG’s improvements like HAM-PPP (Hybrid Annuity based mostly PPP) mannequin and ‘One Metropolis One Operator’ mannequin have been extremely profitable and are being adopted in different elements of the nation. NITI Aayog is getting ready commonplace pointers for PPP initiatives within the water sector based mostly on our HAM mannequin. NMCG can also be supporting wastewater reuse initiatives in states adjoining the Ganga.
Is the river rejuvenation strategy serving to obtain circularity?
Monetising the reuse and recycling of handled sludge and wastewater is without doubt one of the six pillars of ‘Arth Ganga’, our self-sustaining financial mannequin. City native our bodies (ULBs) are inspired to undertake fashions for income technology in addition to conversion of sludge into helpful merchandise corresponding to manure, pavers, bricks, and so forth. The mannequin strives to contribute not less than 3% of GDP from the river basin itself.
Please share examples of ongoing water circularity initiatives.
The tertiary therapy plant at Indian Oil Company’s refi nery in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, was set as much as provide handled wastewater to the refi nery for non-potable functions. NMCG is in superior levels of discussions to tie up with 11 thermal energy technology models for taking handled water from their STPs for various makes use of. We’re additionally planning to make the perfect use of sludge from STPs. For instance, we are able to make biogas from sludge. In Dinapur, Varanasi, a 140 MLD (million litres per day) plant produces sufficient electrical energy for its wants.
What function can the personal sector play on this?
We have now to scale back the usage of potable water for nonpotable functions, so treating wastewater could be a profitable enterprise for personal gamers and concrete native our bodies. Earnings from handled water used for industrial functions can even assist in subsidising secure water for poor individuals.
