Contributing to the cleanup of the Ganges River
10 Feb 2020 - Gurugram, India - Toshiba Water Solutions Private Limited (hereinafter TWS), a wholly
owned subsidiary of Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corporation (hereinafter
TISS), today announced receiving an order from Bihar Urban Infrastructure Development
Corporation Ltd (hereinafter BUIDCO) for construction of two Sewage Treatment Plants
(STPs) and their Operation and Maintenance (O&M) services. TheseSTPs are part of the
sewage construction projects undertaken by the Indian government to clean up the Ganges
River.
Sharing details on the order, Mr. Koichi Matsui, Chairperson and Managing Director, TWS
said, "Under this order, TWS will construct STPs in Chhapra and Begusarai located along the
Ganges River and provide O&M services for these plants for 15 years.These sewerage network
& STP projects of Chhapra and Begusarai shall collect the sewage and convey the same to the
treatment plants through underground sewerage network, where sewage will be treated as
per the design guidelines of Central Public Health and Environmental Engineering
Organisation (CPHEEO). The treated Sewage will be discharge to the drain".
The Ganges River runs for approximately 2,700 km through the center of India. Covering
860,000 km2
, its basin is populated by more than 600 million people. The Ganges River is
therefore essential for drinking, household, and irrigation water. However, the Ganges River
is threatened by pollutionandthe Indian government announced an action plan to clean up
the river in 2015.
As part of this action plan, TWS constructed four Sewage Treatment Plants in Jharkhand and
in Uttar Pradesh."Recognized for its track record, TWS has been awarded the next projects in
Bihar", Mr. Matsui added further.
TWS engages in Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) and O&M businesses for
public water supply and sewage treatment plants and industrial water treatment facilities
around the world, including India, North and Central Americas, the Middle East, West Asia,
Southeast Asia, Africa, and elsewhere.
TISS endeavors to contribute to the establishment of sustainable water circulation systems
and the creation of environmentally advanced communities by combining its monitoring,
control, energy-saving, and other solutions with TWS's expertise and experience in EPC and
O&M cultivated through projects in and outside India.
Project overview
| Project owner: |
Bihar Urban Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited |
| Location: |
Chhapra, Bihar |
| Description: |
Design and Build of sewage treatment plant (capacity: 32,000 m3/day and its
O&M services) |
| Construction period: |
18 months from February2020 (scheduled to be completed in July
2021)
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| Project owner: |
Bihar Urban Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited |
| Location: |
Begusarai, Bihar |
| Description: |
Design and Build of sewage treatment plant (capacity: 17,000 m3/day) and its
O&M services |
| Construction period: |
24 months from February 2020 (scheduled to be completed in
February 2022)
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About Toshiba Water Solutions Private Limited
Toshiba Water Solutions (TWS) is an international multi-disciplinary environmental services
company, headquartered in India that specializes in providing turnkey services in water and
wastewater collection, treatment and disposal. A wholly owned subsidiary of Toshiba
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Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corporation (TISS), TWS provides complete, single-source
services from engineering and design to construction and installation of water, wastewater
and domestic waste treatment facilities. Find out more about TWS at www.toshiba-water.com
For more information, please contact:
Abhishek Mehta / Sharda Vig
abhishek.mehta@toshiba-india.com
sharda.vig@toshiba-india.com
Aeshna Makkar/ Saloni Jain
aeshna.makkar@prgenes.com
saloni.jain@prgenes.com
9911638353 / 8355821848
