VA Tech Wabag Unveils Water Treatment Plant in West Bengal

VA Tech Wabag Ltd witnessed a surge in its shares following the inauguration of a 55-million gallon per day (MDG) drinking water treatment plant in Uttarpara, Hooghly, by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Designed, constructed, and commissioned by Wabag, the plant is anticipated to provide drinking water to approximately 20 lakh people in Uttarpara Municipality.

Under the design, build, operate (DBO) model, the project includes the supply of coagulants and disinfectants. Advanced technologies such as inclined plate settler and gravity sand media filter, alongside an auto poly dosing system, were employed to produce treated water with less than 1 NTU turbidity.

VA Tech Wabag Ltd will also be responsible for the operation and maintenance of the plant for the next five years. This project forms part of the trans-municipal water supply scheme for Uttarpara-Kotrung, Konnagar, Rishra, Champdani, Baidyabati, Dankuni, and Serampore Municipality.

Shailesh Kumar, CEO India Cluster at VA Tech Wabag, remarked, "Wabag has historically been a reliable and trusted partner for the Government of West Bengal and KMDA, with a successful track record of executing several water and wastewater infrastructure projects, and efficiently operating and maintaining the executed plants. The inauguration of the new water treatment plant further reinforces our commitment to ensure safe and clean drinking water and a healthy sanitation system for the people of the state, in line with the vision of the Government of West Bengal."

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