by Mitsubishi Electric for Smarter Cities
To meet the rising demand for clean drinking water the country needs a robust smart infrastructure of new age, modern technology
World over, the demand for clean drinking water has risen. Rapid urbanisation, increasing population has led to the rise in demand. However, climatic change and environment degradation has affected not only the source of fresh water but has also resulted in lowering of the water table. Pollution by industries, affluents from human settlements in cities continues to contaminate water resources and bodies.
Highly populated countries such as India, and many other developing and under-developing countries now need ways to harbour, manufacture water processing systems and also transport clean water from natural resources like rivers, waterfalls located in far off places. But these methods, sometimes inefficient and cumbersome, have also led to an increase in water pricing. It calls for localised effort and local solution for sustainable water management.
Background: What is Waste-Water Treatment?
Wastewater treatment is a process which is used to remove contaminants from wastewater or sewage and convert it into an effluent that goes back to the water cycle with minimum impact on the environment.
Wastewater treatment is a process which is used to remove contaminants from wastewater or sewage and convert it into an effluent that goes back to the water cycle with minimum impact on the environment.
Mitsubishi Electric’s offering – Automation & Monitoring System
A grand-scale project - from supplying citizens with purified drinking water sourced from the river to treating everyday wastewater for its environmentally safe return to the river, Mitsubishi Electric Process Automation is monitoring and controlling the complexity of the flow of the precious water.
Company’s project at Gandhinagar is a testament of the efforts taken. Here, the company is not only contributing to environmental protection, but is improving the quality of life in the city and other parts of the country. Mitsubishi Electric’s smart water processing and wastewater/sewage treatment infrastructure is making a huge difference.
Here, it is worth mentioning that several factors have added to the procurement of clean water. These include policies and regulations, public participation and perception of the project, drivers of initiating wastewater management, access to technology and finance, management strategy and institutional framework. These are necessary at every step and phase of the water cleaning process.
All of these factors lead to better performance. The Company, with its wide range of cutting-edge products and solutions, enables facilities and infrastructure for this. The system includes an automated waste collection system that collects and transports solid waste from each household using a network of underground chutes and automatically sorts the waste for appropriate treatment and disposal.
At work: how do we achieve it?
Mitsubishi Electric’s Factory Automation equipment and system solutions have an impressive record of performance all over the world. For such projects, Mitsubishi Electric has a pre-engineered “iQ PlantSuite” solution featuring fully automated monitoring and control systems for water processing. The system monitors and controls various processes, including the collection and purification of river water for the supply of safe drinking water, the treatment of groundwater for industrial water use, and the treatment of everyday wastewater for its environmentally safe return to the river. The Company is engaged in numerous large-scale water processing facility projects and will continue to put efforts in future as well.
The need at the country level.
There is a need for a robust infrastructure in the country to treat wastewater and procure clean water. The construction of smart infrastructure through a safe and reliable supply of water is indispensable to economic growth. There is a need to maintain vital elements by enhancing water quality and preserving the water bodies. And new age, modern technology adoption remains at the core of these developments. Only then one can achieve sustainable growth for the country.
