Acme, realtors in talks on water treatment

Gurgaon-based multinational company Acme Telepower Ltd, working in the field of waste water technologies, is in talks to provide water treatment technologies to almost all real estate developers in Punjab. In total, they are in talks with almost 50 real estate developers in north India.

The company claims to be the first in India to provide solutions for sewage water treatment.

This sewage treatment process will be a boon for farming land, housing societies, malls, hospitals, etc. Water-softening plants can be set up easily to recycle water from laundries and kitchens for use in landscaping, car washing, gardening, and toilet applications.

Acme has developed a patented technology in its research and development laboratory in Canada and the pilot plant for sewage water treatment has been launched in Manesar. The treatment process provides a very efficient and cost-effective tertiary treatment for raw sewage through three rapid and highly optimised chemical reactions.

Speaking exclusively to Business Standard, Sanjay Nayyar, business head (waste water technologies), Acme, said Punjab was a very big market for the firm because a major part of the real estate development of north India was happening in Punjab. "There we are in talks with companies like DLF, the Ansal Group and many more. We are approaching these companies and all of them have shown interest in our treatment plant."

The treatment process is completely chemical in nature and destroys all odour-causing bacteria and pathogens. "The raw sewage undergoes rapid change in its chemistry and through a series of reactions. It is transformed into clear, odour-free, bacteria-free recyclable water. The entire process is a continuous batch treatment system," Nayyar said.

"This is an environment-friendly process with a unique modular design and capability that makes this solution-scalable across a wide range of capacities from 50 cubic metres to 4,000 cubic metres, enough to address the sewage treatment needs for a population of 10,000. On average, a five-star hotel with a room inventory of 400 rooms requires around 600 cubic metres of water per day or 1,500 litres of water per room," said Nayyar.

On the pricing issue of this wastewater treatment plant, Nayyar said different developers had different needs. "So the treatment plant can be tailor-made for our customers, depending upon their requirements. Besides, the government also provides subsidies for purchasing the water treatment plant."