BHEL forays into lake purification business under smart city initiative

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL), the country’s largest power equipment manufacturer, today announced its foray into lake purification business with a maiden order for purification of Telibandha lake in Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The move, part of a larger diversification strategy, is aimed at ramping up focus on water business. BHEL’s maiden order in the segment was placed by Raipur Smart City Ltd including the operation and maintenance for five years. “This is the first ever order of its kind from the Smart Cities segment using Phytorid Technology developed by the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) under the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), which is an environment friendly technology,” the company said in a statement. It added that the order will be executed by BHEL’s Project Engineering & Systems Division (PESD) based in Hyderabad. BHEL and NEERI have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for working jointly on projects related to water and waste water treatment in the municipal segment. “The synergy of the two organizations is being utilized to address this business segment, besides exploring various other avenues of joint working,” the firm said. BHEL develops water management systems for core sectors of the economy including Power, Industry and Municipalities and offers turnkey solutions for De-Mineralised Water, potable water applications and domestic sewage treatment systems. The company is currently constructing six de-centralized Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) totaling 25.4 Million Liter per Day (MLD) capacity for Raipur Development Authority. ref: https://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/power/bhel-forays-into-lake-purification-business-under-smart-city-initiative/63504125