siliconindia | | May 20208in my opinionuring the recent Union Budget an-nouncement, India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman strengthened the commitment towards making India `Open Defecation Free' and wanted to ensure 100 percent disposal of all liquid waste. A significant portion of the INR 12,300 crores allocated to Swachh Bharat Mission this year will be used to roll out initiatives that will aid in the disposal and treatment of wastewater.According to a report by IndiaSpend, 61,754 million liters per day (MLD) sewage is gener-ated in urban areas while the country has the capacity to treat only 22,963 MLD. This means that approximately 70 percent of the wastewater generated remains untreated. Given the current water scenario in India, this becomes a critical factor to mitigate the water scarcity. In water-efficient cities, such as Frankfurt, water is re-cycled eight times before it reaches the ocean.Emerging Technologies Technology is expected to drive India's shift to-wards water efficiency and improved wastewa-ter treatment considering the country's ongoing water crisis, academicians, startups, and corpo-rates have stepped in and shared their innova-tive solutions to alleviate the stress on the re-source. The government is also working closely with countries, such as Israel to leverage their knowledge and innovation in these areas.1. Internet of Things (IoT) in Wastewater ProcessesInternet of Things has a growing influence on the water industry and is being increasingly used in wastewater processes. IoT sensors are used to collect data on water quality, tempera-ture changes, pressure fluctuations, water, and chemical leakage. Sensors act as a communica-tion device that sends data for analyzing the in-puts, which then can be used to improve the pro-cess efficiency. The information can be shared with engineers, technicians and other manage-ment officials to give them actionable insights they might not otherwise have access to.Grundfos IOT for Wastewater Networks is a cloud-based solution to optimize the operation and ease expansion or repair of your wastewa-ter network. It can identify infiltration water by monitoring actual flow in sewers and do predic-EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IN THE WASTEWATER INDUSTRYDBy Sanjeev Sirsi, Associate Vice President- Water Utility, Grundfos IndiaGrundfo India offers challenging career opportunities for professionals, students and graduates. Together they create great products and solutions their energy efficient pumps provide comfort, deliver drinking water, remove wastewater, or help farmers water their crops all over the world.
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