Akola Municipal Corporation began making treated sewage available for construction work, with the civic body charging around ₹200 per tanker and estimating it could provide 60–70 lakh litres daily as the city faces drought-related drinking-water constraints, according to a report published on 27 October 2026 by The Times of India.
The initiative is intended to support builders, homeowners and construction workers while reducing construction sites’ reliance on scarce freshwater supplies.
Key takeaways
- Akola Municipal Corporation is making treated sewage from its sewage treatment plant available for construction purposes, according to The Times of India.
- The municipal corporation estimates that 60–70 lakh litres of treated water could be available each day, or 6,000–7,000 m³/day, according to The Times of India.
- Akola Municipal Corporation is charging around ₹200 per tanker for the treated sewage water, according to The Times of India.
- The city’s construction sector includes an estimated 4,000–5,000 private projects and 35,000–40,000 workers dependent on construction-related employment, according to The Times of India.
- Municipal engineers said the treated water undergoes quality checks, including tests for pH, chloride and sulphate, with samples also sent to a laboratory in Nashik, according to The Times of India.
What happened
Akola was facing drought conditions, with several parts of the city receiving drinking water at intervals of 10–12 days, prompting the municipal administration to look for an alternative supply for non-potable construction work, according to The Times of India.
Akola Municipal Corporation is now making treated wastewater from its sewage treatment plant available for construction purposes, with officials estimating 60–70 lakh litres per day and charging around ₹200 per tanker, according to The Times of India.
Ajay Gujar, an engineer in the municipal corporation’s construction department, said the treated water undergoes quality checks, including tests for pH, chloride and sulphate, and that samples are also sent to a laboratory in Nashik, according to The Times of India.
He urged construction participants to use treated sewage-treatment-plant water instead of municipal drinking water, borewells or wells wherever it is suitable for the intended use, according to The Times of India.
AMC engineer Anand Shah said he had earlier been concerned about the water’s quality but observed changes during a visit to the treatment plant, according to The Times of India.
“He expressed hope that the availability of treated water would help the construction sector,” the report stated, according to The Times of India.
Specification read
The reported reuse scale is 60–70 lakh litres per day, equivalent to 6,000–7,000 m³/day after conversion from the source’s litre-based estimate, according to The Times of India. The source did not report plant design capacity, population equivalent, BOD or COD performance, tanker volume, treatment-stage allocation or a full delivery schedule, so those inputs remain unavailable for plant scoping. For a municipal treatment train, the relevant sequence is screening, primary treatment, biological treatment and tertiary treatment or disinfection, with additional processes required if reuse standards demand them.
This event bears directly on tertiary treatment, reuse quality control and the logistics of non-potable water delivery. The reported checks for pH, chloride and sulphate, together with laboratory sampling, indicate that reuse acceptance cannot be treated as a simple tanker-allocation issue: operators need traceable quality assurance and confirmation that each construction application is suitable. A plant serving a municipal reuse programme can be reviewed alongside our municipal wastewater treatment and integrated sewage treatment resources, including the treatment stage and quality-control requirements behind construction-water supply.
If your plant looks like a municipal reuse system with 6,000–7,000 m³/day available for non-potable construction use, pH and salt-quality checks, and pressure to supply builders without drawing on potable-water networks, this means the project needs verified reuse quality, tanker dispatch capacity and treatment-stage performance that matches the intended end use.
FAQ
How much treated sewage water is available for construction in Akola?
Akola Municipal Corporation estimates 60–70 lakh litres of treated water could be available daily for construction-related use, equivalent to 6,000–7,000 m³/day, according to The Times of India. The report does not provide a tanker volume, allowing buyers to translate that daily availability into the number of loads.
What is the cost per tanker of treated sewage water?
The municipal corporation is charging around ₹200 per tanker, according to The Times of India. The report does not state the tanker capacity, total delivery cost, minimum order or contractual terms, so a complete delivered-cost comparison cannot be calculated from the published information.
How is the treated water checked before construction use?
Ajay Gujar, an engineer in the municipal corporation’s construction department, said the water undergoes checks for pH, chloride and sulphate, and that samples are sent to a laboratory in Nashik, according to The Times of India. The source does not publish the test limits, acceptance criteria or analytical results.
What should a supplier or municipal buyer evaluate for a reuse programme?
At the specification stage, a buyer should request treatment-stage capacities, reuse-quality limits, monitoring and laboratory arrangements, tanker logistics and delivery terms, because the source reports availability and basic quality checks but does not provide those engineering or commercial inputs. This is especially relevant when comparing municipal treatment and integrated treatment approaches.
