<p>Bengaluru: Aiming to improve the uptake of treated water, the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) is mulling over introducing nanotechnology to treat water from the Sewage Treatment Plants (STP). The quality of water increases drastically by using nanotechnology, which would mean it could be used for a larger number of purposes, including household cleaning.</p>.<p>“There is a demand for treated water, but the industry demands that it be of better quality. Hence, we have decided to explore nanotechnology and see how this could help us attain better quality,” BWSSB Chairman Ramprasat Manohar V told <em>DH</em>.</p>.<p>The BWSSB is now running a pilot project at Lalbagh to assess the pros and cons of the technology. Samples are being collected from STPs at all four valleys in the city—Vrishabhavathi Valley, Koramangala-Challaghatta Valley, Hebbal Valley, and Arkavathy Valley. Following the results and analysis of the pilot project, the BWSSB will take a call on its implementation on a larger scale.</p>.Investors' Roundtable Conference of Viksit Bharat @2047 held in Bengaluru.<p>“A private company has taken up the pilot project now. Based on the results and after working out the cost factor, we will think about large-scale implementation,” Manohar added.</p>.<p>The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) is also assisting BWSSB in assessing water quality.</p>.<p>Experts have time and again pointed out that increasing the use of treated water is the way ahead for Bengaluru as the demand is growing exponentially.</p>.<p>Last year, when the city witnessed an acute water shortage, the use of treated water for construction and other purposes had gone up significantly. However, with good pre-monsoon rains, the demand has come down again, forcing the BWSSB to come up with initiatives to promote its use.</p>.<p>“As the pre-monsoon showers were good, water levels in borewells have improved. With that, many people tend to use borewell water, bringing down the demand for treated water,” a senior BWSSB official explained.</p>.<p>Both the BWSSB and the Karnataka Groundwater Authority are also struggling to keep a check on illegal borewells in the city.</p>.<p>“Unless we prevent the use of groundwater, we cannot improve the demand for treated water,” another official opined.</p>
<p>Bengaluru: Aiming to improve the uptake of treated water, the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) is mulling over introducing nanotechnology to treat water from the Sewage Treatment Plants (STP). The quality of water increases drastically by using nanotechnology, which would mean it could be used for a larger number of purposes, including household cleaning.</p>.<p>“There is a demand for treated water, but the industry demands that it be of better quality. Hence, we have decided to explore nanotechnology and see how this could help us attain better quality,” BWSSB Chairman Ramprasat Manohar V told <em>DH</em>.</p>.<p>The BWSSB is now running a pilot project at Lalbagh to assess the pros and cons of the technology. Samples are being collected from STPs at all four valleys in the city—Vrishabhavathi Valley, Koramangala-Challaghatta Valley, Hebbal Valley, and Arkavathy Valley. Following the results and analysis of the pilot project, the BWSSB will take a call on its implementation on a larger scale.</p>.Investors' Roundtable Conference of Viksit Bharat @2047 held in Bengaluru.<p>“A private company has taken up the pilot project now. Based on the results and after working out the cost factor, we will think about large-scale implementation,” Manohar added.</p>.<p>The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) is also assisting BWSSB in assessing water quality.</p>.<p>Experts have time and again pointed out that increasing the use of treated water is the way ahead for Bengaluru as the demand is growing exponentially.</p>.<p>Last year, when the city witnessed an acute water shortage, the use of treated water for construction and other purposes had gone up significantly. However, with good pre-monsoon rains, the demand has come down again, forcing the BWSSB to come up with initiatives to promote its use.</p>.<p>“As the pre-monsoon showers were good, water levels in borewells have improved. With that, many people tend to use borewell water, bringing down the demand for treated water,” a senior BWSSB official explained.</p>.<p>Both the BWSSB and the Karnataka Groundwater Authority are also struggling to keep a check on illegal borewells in the city.</p>.<p>“Unless we prevent the use of groundwater, we cannot improve the demand for treated water,” another official opined.</p>