AMC to set up sewage treatment plant with BARC expertise

The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) has entered into an agreement with the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) to set up a sewage sludge hygienisation plant in Ahmedabad.
"India enters a new era of utilising advanced technology of radiation processing for hygienising sewage sludge by signing an MoU between AMC and BARC," BARC stated in a statement issued here today.
As per the agreement, BARC will provide all technical and scientific support for setting up a 100-tonne per day dry sewage sludge hygienisation cobalt-60 gamma irradiation plant in Ahmedabad.
"Largely, sludge is disposed in unorganised manner resulting in environmental pollution and spread of diseases. The sludge carries a heavy microbiological load and therefore its disposal has been a challenge to the urban development authorities," BARC said.

It further said if the sludge can be treated in an effective and economic way to meet the prescribed norms, it can be recycled by safely applying it on land for various applications, including agricultural.
"With this initiative, a beginning is made to utilise advanced technology for hygienising sludge for cleaner India," according to release.