Microbial Techniques for Clean Water

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Microbial Techniques for Clean Water

Bioengineering techniques by the application of microbial techniques to create clean water

Symbio Greentech Pvt.Ltd. at EKTA Incubation Centre – MAKAUT supported by Department of Science & Technology (DST) Govt. of India has developed an innovative bioengineering technique on water pollution management by using natural materials to protect & restore our natural resources

TCC4QqI.jpg The integrated approach for restoration of contaminated canal using natural fibres & biomass as growing substrate for hosting the beneficial microbial consortium and growing medium for plants. The entire system work as bioremediation and phytoremediation platform for reclamation of canal water through in-situ water treatment by reduction of organic & inorganic load and decontamination by a natural process before discharging into the river.

Restoration of Contaminated Canals & Water Bodies

There are two ways of improving the quality of polluted water. One is to control the input of pollutants, particularly N and P, and organic pollutants to the water body, and another is to remove these substances from water.

As soluble N and particularly P are usually considered to be key elements in water pollution, which normally leads to blue-green algal bloom in inland waterways and lakes, the removal of these elements by vegetation is a most cost-effective and environmentally friendly method of controlling algal growth.

The bioengineering techniques incorporated with beneficial microbes (BM), natural fiber (Jute / Coir Geotextiles), biomass substrates and sustainable plants can reverse these situations in a natural and economic way. The beneficial microorganism accelerates the natural decomposition of organic compounds which produces bioactive substances and eliminates pathogenic microorganisms through a process of fermentation. Pathogenic microorganisms promote decomposition and controls and ultimately near elimination of the production of harmful gases that contaminate water and produce bad odours. 

The water pollution management process is based on bioremediation and phytoremediation by the application of Coco / Jute geotextiles as a bio mulch to host the microbial colony. The beneficial microbes are degrading the organic contaminants and the sustainable plants will act as a biofilter and soil stabilization and absorb the toxic components in the water. 

The Jute Geotextiles mulching would act as a mulching for biomass base and the Jute fibers and the biomass substrates will act as a host for microbes to and support plant rapid growth.

The biomass substrates and the coir / jute logs charged with Beneficial Microbes (BM) & the mixture of the substrate would cause rapid growth of plants. The type of plants which are proposed to be used in the restoration having the capability to produce heavy root system for acting as host for the beneficial microbes for proper activity to stabilize the biomass bed by root anchoring and phytostabilization.

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2 Comments

  1. It is very informative and very in depth analyses the Govt. should act on it as soon as possible.

  2. Good content and intent but how to implement when Multiple Authorities at Centre and State levels do not have same vision and plans and do not trust Technocrats to do the required difficult tasks. Funding, space and authority to carry out the right actions is an impossibility under the present regimes. Is it not? Country has to move to real water crisis it looks...

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    1. Thanks for your comments. The Bio-engineering techniques already installed in West Bengal with last 4 years effort. Now we are scaling up with CSR funds . We are going to take up a joint canal restoration project in NCGM action area. Unfortunately still our Govt. organizations are not supporting indigenous techniques suitable to our conditions. 

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      SYMBIO GREENTECH Pvt.Ltd

      EKTA Incubation Centre

      Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology ( MAKUAT)

      Formerly West Bengal University of Technology (WBUT)

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      Kolkata - 700091 West Bengal , India.

       

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      SYMBIO GREENTECH Pvt.Ltd, is an Incubate Company at EKTA Incubation Centre – Maulana Azad Abul Kalam University of Technology (formerly West Bengal University of Technology - WBUT) supported by Department of Science and Technology (DST) Govt.of India.

      Symbio Greentech is developing and application of innovative Green technology solutions through Biotechnology, Microbiology & Bio-engineering techniques for sustainable Environment management by using natural materials to protect our natural resources.

      We have sustainable green technology solutions on Canal & Water body restoration, River embankment protection & Reclamation, Contaminated site Management, Industrial effluent treatment, Fly ash dump site and Mining area Restoration, SWM, Bioenergy crop production and marginal land plantation for biomass feed stock, Urban greenery development & Low carbon resilience to create Eco-smart Cities.

      We have completed projects on canal restoration at Howrah Municipal corporation, West Bengal fly ash dump site restoration at NTPC thermal Power plant, Dadri, Uttar Pradesh, Bakreswar Thermal Power plant fly Ash Pond and River restoration and water body restoration at Gloster Ltd. Howrah, West Bengal etc.

      We have developed an innovative & energy efficient RO Reject water recovery technique using Bio-engineering technology for Industrial application to minimize the waste water management and natural greening of the Installation area with high Carbon sequestration & Carbon emission reduction.

      Symbio Greentech have signed an MoU with Bengal Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BCC&I) for doing JV projects with West Bengal State Govt.Dept, Kolkata Municipal Corporation and Corporate companies for CSR projects specially focus on Sustainable Environment Management. (www.bengalchamber.com)

      Associated with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Kolkata as Consultant Biotechnology & Environmental Sustainability for Consulting Services for Climate Friendly Interventions, Policies, capacity building and Sustainability Governance Under DFID -  UK- KMC MoU on Low carbon & Climate Resilient Kolkata (www.pwc.in)

      Providing technical consultancy to International Council for Local Environmental   Initiatives (ICLEI) for Sustainable eco-friendly environmental management solutions. We are working on Adopt Integrated Urban Water Management (Adopt IUWM) in Maharashtra, Rajasthan and West Bengal. (http://seas.iclei.org/)

      We have collaboration with International companies from Sweden and Netherlands on technology & Knowledge exchange programs and joint project management on climate friendly interventions on Climate Change Adaptation & Mitigation.

      We are doing Turn-key projects, JV Projects, technical and project management consultancy for sustainable Eco-friendly Environment Management projects in India and aboard.