EA Water, India’s leading knowledge solutions provider in the field of water and wastewater management, has organised a trade show — ‘10th EverythingAboutWater Expo 2013’ — at Chennai Trade Centre, Nandambakkam, from February 28 to March 2.
H Subramaniam, chief operating officer, EverythingAboutWaster Expo, said that 300 exhibitors will exhibit latest technologies and emerging practices of Indian water sector and waste management industry.
The three-day expo is considered as South Asia’s largest exhibition and conference covering the water and waste water industry, allowing water professionals to penetrate the dynamic water markets of India and international regions.
Subramaniam said Chennai is a major hub for the Indian water market standing at an estimated value of `60,000 crore and the expo would create awareness, educate and debate to find answers to the rising water issues.
He said the expo aims to project Chennai as a model city, promoting significant water saving solutions like desalination and water recycling. IDE Technologies, which developed the Nemelli desalination plant in Chennai, would also present papers during the expo.
Papers will be presented onthe following topics: ‘Comparison of critical success factors in mega seawater reverse osmosis build, operate and transfer projects’ by Karen Adler Katzen, special projects desk manager, IDE Technologies Ltd, Israel, and ‘Technological advancements in thermal desalination plants’ by Sanjeev Sharma, head of marketing and sales, IDE Technologies, India.
Both the papers will highlight the important technological advancements introduced by IDE Technologies over a period of time to make desalination a cost-effective and reliable solution for today’s water needs.
Apart from the 300 exhibitors, Subramaniam is expecting 19,000 trade visitors and 900 conference delegates from over 25 countries.
These include officials from Ministry of Water Resource and Ministry of Urban Development, irrigation authorities, municipal water authorities, jal boards, advisors and policy makers, distributors, dealers, contractors, consultants, utility heads and engineers from various end-user industries like hospitals, hotels, power plants and agriculture.
source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / Home> Cities> Chennai / Express News Service – Chennai / February 28th, 2013