CSIR-CMERI has developed new technologies for quality drinking water.

By Abhay Shah, Realty Quarter

The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI) of Durgapur, announced on 2 July 2019 the introduction of fresh technologies for the supply of quality drinking water, as there is water scarcity growing worldwide.

CSIR-CMERI Director Harish Hitani said the development of new technologies is based on the principles of oxidation, precipitation and the filtration. They don’t need electricity and they are totally green. “We have created three technologies to provide high-quality drinking water from groundwater sources that are free from contaminations caused by iron, arsenic and fluoride”, he said at a news conference in Kolkata. Two private firms based in Haryana and Howrah in West Bengal would be transported the technologies created by CSIR-CMERI.

India is experiencing a drinking water crisis, and an Aayog study by NITI expected that 21 towns will not have their own drinking water by next year. Groundwater is an important source of drinking and growing crops in the nation. In many places, however, contaminants such as arsenic, iron or fluoride exceed permissible levels in groundwater, which cause severe health risks, Hitani stated. “CSIR-CMERI are consistently investigating on water preservation and water filtration management in order to fix these issues. The developed technologies are prepared to be marketed,” he said.