Toshiba Receives Contracts for Eight Sewage Treatment Plants in Bengaluru, entailing Upgradation, Rehabilitation of and O&M Services
Pune (Voice News service): — Toshiba Water Solutions Private Limited, a subsidiary of Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corporation (TISS) today announced that it has received a contract from the Bangalore*1 Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) for Design, Upgradation, Rehabilitation (with capacity augmentation) and Operation & Maintenance (O&M) services of three (3) Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) and Upgradation & Rehabilitation of five (5) STPs in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
On this occasion, Mr. Hiroaki Kobayashi, Chairperson and Managing Director, Toshiba Water said, “After receiving the contract for TK Halli Water Treatment Plant in 2020, these are our second set of contracts with BWSSB. This order for upgradation, rehabilitation (& capacity augmentation) of and O&M services across three sewage treatment plants and upgradation & rehabilitation across five (5) STPs in Bengaluru is a testimony to our superior EPC*2 and O&M services. By leveraging our water treatment solutions and technologies cultivated through years of development and extensive experience in overseas EPC*2 and O&M projects, Toshiba Water is committed to contribute to sustainable water recycling systems in India, to turn on the promise of a new day.”
Consisting of the Bengaluru core area, eight (8) Urban Local Bodies, and 110 villages around Bengaluru is regarded as the “Silicon Valley of India.” Rapid industrial development has led to a growing increase in population and an expansion of the urban area. Therefore, the most urgent issue is to improve the sanitation and water environment of these villages. In 2009, the government of India launched the National Urban Sanitation Policy with the goal of providing access to safe sanitary facilities through educational and other activities for the residents while the government of the Karnataka state published the Karnataka Water Policy with the goal of providing water supply and sewage services for the entire population of the Karnataka state.
The purpose of the projects that Toshiba Water will engage in is to upgrade sewage infrastructure to cope with the increasing population and conform to the revised latest effluent quality standard.
Toshiba Water engages in EPC and O&M businesses for public water supply, sewage, and industrial water treatment facilities around the world, including in India, Southeast Asia, West Asia, Middle East, and North and Central Americas.
TISS and Toshiba Water endeavor to contribute to the establishment of sustainable water recycling systems and the creation of environmentally advanced communities by combining its monitoring, control, energy-saving, and other solutions with Toshiba Water’s expertise and experience in EPC and O&M cultivated through the projects in India and elsewhere.
