Tirupur Water and Wastewater Treatment Project, India
Key Data:
Water treatment plant capacity
185 million litres/day
Plant type
Conventional rapid gravity filter with Lamella clarifier
Wastewater treatment plant capacity
15 million litres/day (expandable to 30mld)
Plant type
Secondary treatment level - activated sludge
Footprint
5.2 hectares
Estimated cost
$220 million
Project Timeline:
Tirupur Area Development Project announced
1991
Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) formation
1995
Tender / contract decided
1999
Financial closure
March 2002
Foundation stone laid
20 June 2002
Construction began
October 2002
Main civil /mechanical work completed
December 2004
Pipeline testing
March 2005
Water treatment plant commissioning
April 2005
Tirupur Municipality receives water
August 2005
Wastewater treatment plant completed
February 2006
Global Water Award
March 2006
Key Players:
SPV and sponsor
New Tirupur Area Development Corporation Limited (NTADCL)
Partner institutions
Tirupur Municipality, Tirupur Exporters Association (TEA), Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services (IL&FS), The Tamil Nadu Corporation for Industrial Infrastructure Development (TACID), Indo-US Financial Institutions Reform and Expansion (FIRE)
EPC 1 contractor
Hindustan Construction Co.
EPC 2 contractor
Mahindra & Mahindra and Larsen & Toubro (JVC)
Operation and maintenance contractor
Mahindra Water Utilities Ltd - a Mahindra and United Utilities JVC
