VISIT TO THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT

AT BHANDUP

The water treatment plant at Bhandup, on the outskirts of Mumbai

City is part of the largest water distribution project in India which
aims to provide a constant supply of water
throughout Mumbai.Water from the Vaitarna River is carried
through 35 kilometres of pipe, passing under mountains, to the
state-of-the-art plant where it is treated and made safe to
drink.Bhandup Complex water treatment plant controls 70 per
cent of the city’s water supply and was recently awarded the ISO
9000-2001 certification for consistent high quality water
treatment. As a part of this project grade 9 students had a field
visit to this water plant to have first hand experience regarding the
different procedures involved in the purification of water to make
it potable.This worked as an eye opener for the students that they
realized the real purpose of the project.