ROLE OF ELECTROSTEEL CASTINGS LTD IN WATER INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT

Rivers have always been the source of civilisation by bringing water to millions of people who rely on them for drinking water and to irrigate their land.

- RAJIV KAPOOR

The lack of waste water treatment network has left many rivers in India choked with toxic effluents. Reports estimate that the average annual water availability per capita may decline to 1140 cubic meters by 2050 from around 1500 cubic meters a decade back. The Indian government has risen to the challenge by promoting programmes and projects of river development and rejuvenation.

The government is also supporting programmes for the depleting ground water levels, bringing clean drinking water to rural communities, and continuous piped water supply to cities. Hence, the Indian government has committed investment over USD 240 billion over the next decade for building the water infrastructure. It is also establishing sewage treatment infrastructure for cleaning up the rivers through its Jal Jeevan Mission and AMRIT 2.0 projects. During summer, water becomes a commodity as precious as gold in India.