Chennai taking steps towards sustainable water management

CHENNAI: Two municipal experts from US cities visited Chennai for three days, said that the city has begun its journey towards sustainable water supply alternatives. The efforts taken by the city authorities are in the right direction to bring in wastewater reuse under the network.

The experts discussed reuse of wastewater and indirect potable water reuse with various government agencies, including Chennai Metrowater, and other stakeholders. The discussions were a part of ‘Water Matters’, a collaborative project of the US Consulate General of Chennai, Care Earth Trust, Smithsonian Institute, US and the Science Gallery, Bengaluru.

Mehul V Patel, executive director of operations said, “During our visit in Chennai, many asked us about how to convince people about reuse and making it part of drinking water supply.”

The experts also visited some of the relevant facilities in the city, including Kodungaiyur tertiary treatment reverse osmosis plant. Sudhir Murthy, CEO, NEWhub and expert in water reclamation sector, named the visit as an opportunity of learning and sharing knowledge. Murthy said that move must be on ‘fit for purpose’ basis, be it industrial or domestic needs, while developing projects.