Toshiba Water Solutions has announced that it has received a contract from the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) for design, upgradation, rehabilitation (with capacity augmentation) and operation & maintenance (O&M) services of three sewage treatment plants (STPS) and upgradation & rehabilitation of five STPs in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
On this occasion, Hiroaki Kobayashi, Chairperson and Managing Director, Toshiba Water said, “After receiving the contract for TK Halli Water Treatment Plant in 2020, these are our second set of contracts with BWSSB. This order for upgradation, rehabilitation (& capacity augmentation) of and O&M services across three sewage treatment plants and upgradation & rehabilitation across five STPs in Bengaluru is a testimony to our superior EPC and O&M services. By leveraging our water treatment solutions and technologies cultivated through years of development and extensive experience in overseas EPC and O&M projects, Toshiba Water is committed to contribute to sustainable water recycling systems in India, to turn on the promise of a new day.”
The contract entails the upgradation, rehabilitation of and O&M services for the Kadubeesanahalli STP, Mylasandra STP, and Doddabele STP and the upgradation & rehabilitation for other five STPs in Bengaluru. Toshiba Water will commence plant construction and O&M services in sequence.
Consisting of the Bengaluru core area, eight Urban Local Bodies, and 110 villages around Bengaluru is regarded as the “Silicon Valley of India.” Rapid industrial development has led to a growing increase in population and an expansion of the urban area. Therefore, the most urgent issue is to improve the sanitation and water environment of these villages. In 2009, the government of India launched the National Urban Sanitation Policy with the goal of providing access to safe sanitary facilities through educational and other activities for the residents while the government of the Karnataka state published the Karnataka Water Policy with the goal of providing water supply and sewage services for the entire population of the Karnataka state.
The purpose of the projects that Toshiba Water will engage in is to upgrade sewage infrastructure to cope with the increasing population and conform to the revised latest effluent quality standard.