Revitalization of Rivers in India Draft Policy - Isha Guru Jaggi Vasudev

Revitalization of Rivers In India
Draft Policy Recommendation
industrial effluents are:
(i)
(ii)
Choice of an improper or inadequate ETP, leading to inadequate
treatment, and thereby the effluent, although technically treated, is
not safe enough for discharge. CETPs are particularly vulnerable from
this context, as they cater to a multiple, diverse industrial processes.
Perception that expenses on ETP is a wasted / unwanted expense. This
creates an additional organic and inorganic load (including toxins) on
the centralised STP (which is not designed to handle toxic effluents),
or directly contaminates the water body, river or land, if not treated at
all. In some cases, this way of disposal actually damages the sewerage
network itself, which is not designed to transport toxic or corrosive
fluids. Typical attempts to short-cut the process include the following:
(aa)
(ab)
Have an ETP for name’s sake, but surreptitiously dispose the
effluent into the nearest sewer / storm water line, either by the
polluter or a hired contractor.
Run the ETP only for name’s sake, either for few hours in a day
or run it only prior to visit by the regulator.
(f)
Challenges faced by CETP Units:
(ix)
(x)
(xi)
Existing treatment schemes are unable to handle ever-increasing
hydraulic load, new pollutants, and increasingly stringent regulatory
norms.
Improper technological combination for wastewater treatment is
discouraging water reuse and recycling.
Poor management of treatment units.
(xii) No separate treatment units to deal with hazardous and toxic
effluents.
(xiii) Dismal percentage of water reuse practice in industries.
(xiv) Lack of access to capital investments and working capitals.
Annexures
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