India is covered by 422 guides on this site — most recently updated Oct 12, 2026. Each guide combines local discharge standards, engineering specs and cost benchmarks for industrial and municipal wastewater projects.
Municipal Sewage Treatment Plant in West Bengal: 2026 Engineering Guide
Plan a municipal sewage treatment plant in West Bengal in 2026 — policy, treatment trains, WBPCB norms, reuse targets, and equipment selection for tenders.
Food Processing Wastewater Treatment in India: 2026 Engineering Guide
Food processing wastewater treatment in India: CPCB/FSSAI discharge limits, treatment process train, equipment selection, and 2026 cost benchmarks for food plants.
Data Center Wastewater & Cooling Blowdown Treatment in Ahmedabad 2026
Engineering guide for data center wastewater and cooling tower blowdown treatment in Ahmedabad 2026: GPCB limits, process train, CAPEX/OPEX.
Indore judicial probe ties 24 deaths to sewage-tainted municipal water, Sept 2026
A one-member judicial commission of inquiry submitted a 150-page report to the Madhya Pradesh High Court confirming that 24 people died in Indore's Bhagirathpura neighbourhood between December 2025 a…
Chlorine gas leak at Meerut STP hospitalises 15, Sept 2026
On 17 September, a chlorine gas leak from the municipal sewage treatment plant in Pallavpuram Phase-2, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, sent 15 residents to hospital, with four discharged the same day. Officia…
India moves to cut data centre freshwater draw, eyes treated wastewater in Visakhapatnam, Sept 2026
On 16 September 2026, ET Datacenters reported that the Indian government is pushing new data centres toward negligible freshwater draw, citing closed-loop air and direct-to-chip liquid cooling. Visak…
RACL Geartech posts ₹512 crore FY26 turnover, lines up ₹77.45 crore capex for new heat treatment plant, Aug 2026
In a report published on 26 August, RACL Geartech was reported to have crossed ₹500 crore in consolidated revenue for the first time, posting ₹512.42 crore in FY26 turnover, per Sahi. The same report…
Delhi court grants Satyendar Jain bail in DJB sewage plant tender case
On 2 September 2026, a Delhi court granted bail to AAP leader and former Delhi water minister Satyendar Jain in an ACB corruption case tied to Delhi Jal Board sewage treatment plant tenders. The case…
Kunnukuzhy abattoir stays shut as ETP design flaw surfaces, September 2026
A modernised abattoir at Kunnukuzhy in Thiruvananthapuram, built for around Rs 10 crore and designed to handle 50 to 75 animals, remains non-operational after a trial run exposed flaws in its effluen…
MP High Court dismisses PIL against Bhopal modern slaughterhouse, Sept 2026
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation that sought the immediate and permanent closure of the new, large-capacity slaughterhouse at Maida Mill Road, Jinsi, Bhopal, i…
VA Tech Wabag wins Rs 100–250 crore RIL effluent plant at Jamnagar, Sept 2026
VA Tech Wabag has secured a 'Medium' domestic order from Reliance Industries to design, engineer, manufacture, supply, erect and commission an effluent treatment plant at the Dhirubhai Ambani Green E…
Bhopal Wetland FTL: NGT sets up 7-member committee to fix Bhoj Wetland levels, Sept 2026
Down To Earth reported on 4 September 2026 that the NGT central bench, on 31 August 2026, set up a seven-member committee to finalise the full tank level of Kerwa, Kaliasot and Bhoj Wetland (Bada Tal…
NGT questions AMRUT sewage network over 8–10 MLD discharge into Bhopal's Lower Lake, Aug 2026
India's National Green Tribunal on 17 August ordered a fresh inspection of Bhopal's Lower Lake after a joint committee reported that 8 to 10 million litres of untreated sewage per day are entering th…
NGT panel flags serious lapses in Sukinda chromite effluent treatment, Aug 2026
A joint inspection committee told India's National Green Tribunal East Zone Bench that a private ferro alloys company mining chromite in Sukinda valley is failing on drainage, overburden dump stabili…
AUDA halts Jaspur water treatment plant after ₹20 cr spend, Sept 2026
The Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority has halted construction of a ₹150 crore water treatment plant in Jaspur after spending more than ₹20 crore, with the site now earmarked for an international-…
IIT-Kanpur unveils automated solar-and-sand wastewater system, August 2026
In a report published 21 August 2026, IIT-Kanpur researchers led by Prof Shantanu Bhattacharya unveiled an automated industrial wastewater treatment system that uses locally available sand, zinc oxid…
Madhya Pradesh judicial panel blames sewage contamination for 24 Indore deaths, Aug 2026
A Madhya Pradesh High Court judicial commission has concluded that 24 of 36 deaths in Indore's Bhagirathpura locality between December 2025 and January 2026 were directly caused by sewage wastewater …
Ayodhya commissions 33 MLD STP and I&D network under Namami Gange, Aug 2026
On 28 August 2026, the National Mission for Clean Ganga reported that Ayodhya has commissioned a 33 MLD sewage treatment plant and a city-wide interception and diversion network of drains under the N…
Delhi High Court flags untreated Yamuna sewage, orders drain and STP action, August 2026
On 25 August 2026, the Delhi High Court said it was "extremely concerned" over untreated sewage reaching the Yamuna and ordered municipal agencies to act on open drains, STP upgrades and the redevelo…
Sewage lorries turn Thennai's Thangal Lake into a cesspool, Sept 2026
On 8 September 2026, The Times of India reported that about 20 sewage tanker lorries a night have been dumping untreated waste into the canal leading to Thangal Lake, a 35-acre waterbody in Puthur vi…
Delhi MPD-2047 sets 1,285 MGD sewage treatment target by 2047
On 20 August 2026 the Delhi Development Authority unveiled the Master Plan for Delhi 2047, setting a target of about 1,285 MGD of installed sewage treatment capacity by 2047, equivalent to treating n…
Karnataka gives large apartments 15 days to make STPs operational, Sept 2026
On 3 September 2026, Karnataka Environment Minister Ramalinga Reddy told KSPCB to give large apartment complexes 15 days to bring on-site sewage treatment plants into full operation or face criminal …
Chlorine gas leak at Nagpur water plant hospitalises 40, August 2026
A chlorine gas leak at a water treatment plant in Nagpur on 24 August 2026 sent around 40 people to hospital, with four to five admitted to the ICU, according to NDTV. Authorities restricted access w…
Delhi STP tender under ACB scrutiny over 2021 IFAS deal, August 2026
A report published 20 August 2026 sets out a 2021 timeline behind a Delhi Jal Board STP upgradation tender now under Anti-Corruption Branch scrutiny. The Terms of Reference, finalised at 21 and 23 De…
Kolkata Pink Line wins KMC clearance on Barrackpore trunk-road water mains, Sept 2026
On 3 September 2026, Construction World reported that the Kolkata Municipal Corporation issued a no-objection certificate letting Kolkata Metro shut a 48-inch water transmission main under the Barrac…
Nagpur water plant chlorine leak sends dozens to hospital, Aug 2026
A 900-kg chlorine gas cylinder leaked at the Nagpur Municipal Corporation water treatment plant in Godhani village, India, at about 1 am on 26 August 2026, spreading gas into nearby homes. Police eva…
Tamil Nadu Unveils Rs. 254 Crore Sewage & Drainage Package for Chennai Suburbs
On 24 August 2026, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay unveiled the Chief Minister's Integrated Urban Development Mission with a sewage treatment plant and drainage package headlined by a Rs. 2…
Chlorine leak hospitalises 56 at Nagpur water treatment plant
On 24 August 2026 a 900-kg chlorine cylinder leaked at the Godhani water treatment plant in Nagpur district, hospitalising at least 56 residents of the adjoining Sakar Nagar neighbourhood, including …
Chlorine gas leak at Nagpur water plant hospitalises dozens overnight
A 900-kg chlorine gas cylinder leaked at the Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran's Godhani Municipal Council Water Treatment Plant in Nagpur at around 1 am on 23 August 2026, sending gas into nearby resid…
What Wastewater Requirements Apply When BYD Acquires a Plant in India? (2026 Compliance Guide)
2026 guide to wastewater requirements when BYD acquires an Indian plant: CPCB standards, state PCB consents, EIA transfer, and ZLD convergence.
