Environmental Management & Technology

• Pollution Abatement and Conservation of Rivers & Lakes

IRAMCONSULT has been associated with the National River Conservation Plan of the Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India since its inception in 1986. We have been instrumental in the development of an Integrated and holistic approach for pollution prevention, abatement and conservation of rivers and lakes. We have prepared the guidelines for the Ministry of Environment for Project formulation and implementation. Till date we have been providing Consultancy Services for a number of river/lake conservation projects in different parts of India, as given below. A notable feature of our approach has been the application of GIS software and mapping tools for planning of pollution abatement and conservation schemes. Amongst others the Indo-Dutch Project at Kanpur & Mirzapur under the Ganga Action Plan and the Dal Lake Conservation Project in Srinagar under the National Lakes Conservation Plan are note-worthy

• 60 MLD SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT (BASED ON UASB TECHNOLOGY) AT RAS AL KHAIMAH, UAE.

• 200 MLD SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT BASED ON UASB TECHNOLOGY) FOR KANPUR SOUTH AT KANPUR UNDER GAP-PHASE-II.

• 3 SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS (STPs) BASED ON UASB TECHNOLOGY UNDER THE RIVER SUTLAJ ACTION PLAN PROJECT, PUNJAB STATE.

• 60 MLD SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT UNDER RIVER KSHIPRA ACTION PLAN PROJECT, UJJAIN, MADHYA PRADESH, INDIA.

• Project Feasibility Report on Dal Lake Conservation & Management Project, Srinagar

• 6 PUMPING STATIONS UNDER THE RIVER SUTLAJ ACTION PLAN PROJECT, PUNJAB STATE, INDIA.

• 3 WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS BASED ON UPFLOW ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BLANKET (UASB) TECHNOLOGY, AT KANPUR & MIRZAPUR, INDIA.

• 10 SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS BASED ON UASB TECHNOLOGY IN HARYANA STATE, INDIA UNDER YAMUNA ACTION PLAN (YAP) PROJECT.

• 8 MLD SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT BASED ON UASB TECHNOLOGY AT SERPUR, CHAPRA-BIHAR STATE.

• 3 SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS BASED ON UASB TECHNOLOGY IN ANDHRA PRADESH STATE UNDER GODAVRI RIVER ACTION PLAN (GRAP), INDIA.

• GOMTI RIVER CONSERVATION PLAN, LUCKNOW, UP, INDIA

• Jhelum River Conservation Plan, Jammu & Kashmir

• Project Feasibility Report on Hussain Sagar Lake Conservation & Management Project, Hyderabad, India

• Tannery Waste Management

IRAMCONSULT has provided consultancy services for a number of areas related to the environmental aspects of Tannery Waste Management and introduction of cleaner production technologies. The Indo-Dutch Kanpur Project has been an important reference in this field. The main objective of the Indo- Dutch project was to study in an integrated manner the environmental aspects of tannery waste management of a cluster of 171 tanneries in Jajmau, Kanpur and provide solutions for the improvement of the environmental conditions within the tannery area with the improvement of the living conditions of the people in Jajmau. The scope of activities included Design of UASB CETP for Tannery wastewater treatment, Collection and Conveyance system for Tannery wastewater, Tannery Solid Waste Management, In house improvements, Chrome Recovery and reuse plants in tanneries and Occupational Health aspects of Tannery workers. In addition to this we undertook Design, Construction and Project Management for the Chrome Recovery and Reuse Plants of capacities ranging from 7-10 M3 at Zaz, Asia, Pacific leather finishers, Homera, Pioneer and Super tannery at Jajmau, Kanpur.

The other Chrome Recovery plants designed and constructed are:

• PAUL-BRO Leathers, Jalandhar

• BAWA Skin Company Ltd., Jalandhar

• Super House Leathers Ltd., Kanpur

• Kings International Ltd. , Kanpur

• Asian Diets Ltd., Gurgaon

The plants in these Tanneries have been set-up under the direct sponsorship of Leather Technology Mission of Central Leather Research Institute, Chennai.

• Environmental Resource Management and Impact Assessment

IRAMCONSULT has undertaken a number of assignments in the field of Environmental Resource Management and Impact Assessment. The cornerstone of our approach in this field has been the use of computer based Environmental Systems and GIS software and Mapping tools for Environmental Planning and Management. We have prepared digitized base maps of human settlements, watersheds and eco-systems for planning and analysis and preparation of ecological profiles. A Geographic Information System (GIS) is a computer-based tool for mapping and analyzing things that exist and events that happen on Earth. GIS technology integrates common database operations such as query and statistical analysis with the unique visualization and geographic analysis benefits offered by maps. These abilities distinguish GIS from other information systems and make it valuable to a wide range of public and private enterprises for explaining events, predicting outcomes and planning strategies. IRAMCONSULT has successfully implemented GIS Software packages in the efficient implementation of environmental management projects. We use MapInfo, ArchInfo, AutoCAD-Map, Microstation and GeoMedia GIS software for our project works.

GIS is broadly used in the following areas:

• Environmental Planning & Infrastructure Master Plans.

• Landscaping. Human Settlements Planning & Development.

• Quantity Survey & cost estimates.

• Infrastructure Planning / Development / Execution.

• Natural Resource Management.

• Digital Terrain Modeling.

List of some Projects undertaken by IRAMCONSULT :

• Industrial development and Environmental impact assessment with special reference to Dehradun Valley. Collaborative project with IIASA, Austria and UNIDO, Vienna. Funding Agency UNIDO.

• Environmental Impact Assessment of Jajmau Tanneries.

• Environmental Management Studies for GSFC, Fertilizer unit in association with the HASKONING, The Netherlands.

• Indo-Dutch Training Program on Environmental Impact Assessment. This was a collaborative project in association with GEOPLAN Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Dutch Directorate General for International Cooperation was the funding agency.

• Indo-Dutch Project for development of Training modules and Management Information Systems for Irrigation and Management for the World Bank sponsored National Water Management Projects in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The consultancy services were carried out in collaboration with DHV, The Netherlands, IMEconsult, The Netherlands and WAMANA consultants, Hyderabad. The project started in 1989 and ended in 1993.

• Environmental Planning & GIS Mapping of Anantnag, Srinagar, Sopore, Baramulla in J&K state for planning of Jhelum River Conservation and Dal Lake Conservation Projects. This included preparation of 1:1000 scale digitized maps using GIS.

• Preparation of GIS based digital maps of Hussain Sagar Lake Project area in Hyderabad city.

• Preparation of GIS based digital maps of Faridabad , Gurgaon & Sonipat in Haryana for planning of Yamuna River Conservation Schemes.

• Preparation of GIS based digital maps for Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Paghwara in Punjab for planning of Sutlej River Conservation Schemes.

• Environmental and Sanitary Engineering

IRAMCONSULT is providing consultancy services for Detailed Engineering Design, Bill of Quantities, Tender Documents and other related services for water supply, sewage systems, sanitation, storm water drainage and solid waste management. We have pioneered the design and construction of sewage pumping stations using submersible type pumps in India. The projects include the 10 sewage pumping stations in Haryana under Yamuna River Conservation Plan and 6 Main Pumping Stations under River Sutlej Conservation Plan in Punjab.

• Solid Waste Management and Waste to Energy

IRAMCONSULT is providing consultancy services for Solid Waste Management and Waste to energy specially high rate bio-methanation process. We have taken the lead in anaerobic digestion of liquid and solid wastes and have significantly contributed to the National Program on Bio-Methanation of Municipal waste under the UNDP Project of the Ministry of Non-conventional Energy Sources, Government of India.

List of some Projects undertaken by IRAMCONSULT :

• Ministry of Non-conventional Energy Sources (MNES) project for preparation of Technology Status report on "Energy Recovery from Urban and Municipal wastes (Liquid and Solid).

• Ministry of Non-conventional Energy Sources (MNES), Govt. of India, project to carry out the optimization study for Biogas recovery and best utilization for Activated Sludge Process Sewage Treatment Plant under Ganga Action Plan.

• Ministry of Non-conventional Energy Sources (MNES), Govt. of India assigned us as in-house consultants to provide Scientific, Technical and Engineering Support Services for UNDP-GEF assisted Project on Development of High Rate Biomethanation Process for the treatment of Municipal Liquid Waste and Tannery Waste (Liquid & Solid) at National Level. The Project is aimed to promote biomethanation technologies with two fold benefits, viz energy recovery in the form of biogas and reduction in green houses gases emission into the atmosphere. The biogas is to be utilized for power generation thereby making wastewater treatment plants self-sustainable.