The Noida Authority has won the annual ‘Water Digest World Water Award 2023-24’ in two categories, officials here said on Tuesday.
The authority has won the award in the categories for ‘best STP’ (sewage treatment plant) and ‘water reuse’ as it competed with several government agencies, they said.
Union Minister for Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat presented the award during a ceremony in New Delhi on Monday to Noida Authority Additional CEO Satish Pal and General Manager (Water) R P Singh.
“Today participated in the Water Warriors for Peace 2023-24 program organized by Water Digest organisation in New Delhi. In the annual program of Water Digest, selected talents working in the interest of society in the field of water are honoured. This effort of the organisation gives us an opportunity to know new water warriors every year,” Shekhawat said in a post in Hindi on X.
Pal said currently a total of eight sewage treatment plants are being operated on Sequential Batch Reactor method at four locations in Noida area.
“The capacity of all operated plants is 411 MLD. Availability of high grade treated water with full chlorination under stages 1, 2 and 3 at all the plants is with Territory Treatment Plant and all the plants are connected online on CPCB server,” he said.
“A total of 260 MLD of treated water is currently available from all these plants,” the authority’s additional CEO added.