GE in pact with Hyderabad's Ramky to develop mobile water treatment plants

Marking World Environment Day, Both Companies to Expand Roles in Meeting Country's Growing Water Needs.

New Delhi: Hyderabad-based environment and waste management firm Ramky Enviro Engineers has entered into a deal with diversified  engineering conglomerate GE to develop emergency water and industrial wastewater treatment agreements specifically designed to meet industrial wastewater treatment and recycling needs in India.

Founded in 1994-95, Ramky is a specialist multidisciplinary organisation with a turnover of around Rs2,500 crore and operates in civil, environmental and waste management infrastructure with specific emphasis on participatying in public-private partnership' projects.

Under the agreement, GE's ultra filtration (UF) and membrane bioreactor (MBR) technology will be utilised by Ramky for wastewater treatment and recycling in the industrial sector.

The need for advanced wastewater treatment in this sector is expected to rise by approximately 18 per cent each year, according to estimates by Global Water Intelligence: India Market Report. This demand is driven by new regulations combined with greater efforts from the industry to meet environmental responsibilities.

Shortage for process water in most parts of the country is also driving the need for recycling of wastewater.