With the constantly increasing population and industrialisation, India is going through tremendous stress for fresh water and resulting complexities & costs related to wastewater management. Many industrialists, business owners, home owners, developers, and property managers struggle to have proper management/treatment of wastewater from their facilities.
Improperly disposed sewage creates unsanitary conditions leading to disease, odours, flies, mosquitoes and other nuisances. This degrades residents’ quality of life and hurts property values. It is a situation that nobody wants to live with, but many are forced to cope with. It’s a common site across India that most waterbodies are polluted and Nalahs are obscene spreading foul odours all through their flow.
This is simply due to no treatment set up for wastewater in some cases while in other cases, the treatment facilities viz STPs and ETPs aren’t doing their job or not being operated. Complex electro-mechanical Treatment systems are prone to frequent repairs and maintenance and also cost significantly to operate them which the industries/communities/ institutions who have set them up are constantly challenged with.
This in many cases results in bypassing of the wastewater and letting the wastewater flow into the nalahs, lakes & waterbodies. The net result has turned into a plaguing problem for the country with thousands of waterbodies polluted significantly costing quality of life, health challenges and resulting in unsafe ground water.
This is where the industry needed robust solutions and Bluedrop Enviro invented solutions that are reliable, cost-effective and environment friendly to address the issues of unsustainable treatment systems. Bluedrop STPs and ETPs have over 30 years of effective life which is a significant edge over the conventional mechanical systems. In contrast to smelly, complicated mechanical systems, the company thinks that wastewater can be effectively managed using Nature Based solutions such as Aerated WetlandsTM.
These systems are built in such a manner that there is no water exposed during the treatment process, thus there are no odours and no potential for flies or mosquitos. Engineering advances such as Forced Bed Aeration TM integrated with the Wetland systems by Bluedrop dramatically reduce the area needed for these Nature Based solutions, allowing them to easily be configured in the context of site planning. With proper selection of vegetation and system components, these can be engineered into 'Wetland Gardens' that provide
year-round perennial green areas/flower beds while performing their core function of water treatment.
Lake Rejuvenation/Restoration:
For lake & waterbody rejuvenation very advanced treatment methods that add to the lake eco system restoration are being deployed. This involves highly precise & calibrated aeration system along with effective enzymatic treatment which is capable of remediating years of sludge deposits & various pollutants. Again, well-engineered floating treatment wetlands become another integral part of this rejuvenation. Waterbodies can be rejuvenated even in the cases, where there is daily inflow of wastewater into the waterbody.
Operational Excellence
Found by Environmental enthusiasts and passionate entrepreneurs, Bluedrop Enviro as an Environmental Services company is jet focusedon Wastewater Treatment covering Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Effluent Treatment Plants (ETP), Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Systems as well as Lake Rejuvenation technologies. Bluedrop distinguishes itself by offering a natural way of wastewater treatment with low Operations and Maintenance costs. The Nature Based Solutions implemented by Bluedrop are very well appreciated by Indian Green Building Council (IGBC), Ministry of Environment & Forestry (MoEF) and Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
Bluedrop and its international partners have executed over 1400 wastewater treatment systems across all the continents and in various capacities for different industry segments like municipalities, food & hospitality industries, universities/ colleges, industrial parks, residential colonies/apartments, administrative offices, airport facilities and other.
It is clear that while most residential, commercial, institutional & industrial establishments are mandated by law to set up wastewater treatment facilities for the wastewater they generate, these entities are struggling to find sustainable solutions that are reliable, easy to operate, economical and environment friendly. These parameters form the foundation of sustainability. This is where Bluedrop’s work fits in bringing in the sustainability to wastewater treatment.
Bluedrop systems reduce significant carbon footprint as they consume minimum energy while the wetlands serve another significant purpose of carbon sequestration being carbon sinks. There is minimal methane production, minimal sludge and less dependency on operator while treating the wastewater.
Wet lands store carbon within their plant communities instead of releasing it to the atmosphere as carbon dioxide, moderating global climatic conditions. Many case studies across the globe demonstrate that constructed Wetlands are true eco-systems which contribute to biodiversity, restoring ecological balance
“Wetlands store carbon within their plant communities instead of releasing it to the atmosphere as carbon dioxide, moderating global climatic conditions. Many case studies across the globe demonstrate that constructed Wetlands are true eco-systems which contribute to biodiversity, restoring ecological balance”, states Ganges Reddy, Founder, Bluedrop Enviro.
Looking at the Future
The Aerated Wetlands based Effluent Treatment Plants (ETP) and Sewage Treatment Plants (STP) built by the company are proving to be effective, user friendly & economical. So, they have gained a lot of social acceptability and turning what used to be ugly, stinky treatment spaces into beautiful gardens. Company wants to expand its operations extensively in the industrial wastewater treatment and build wetlands that reduce the operational cost for industries. “At Bluedrop we educate, assist and enable organizations & communities to recreate nature based sustainable ways to revitalize much abused water”, concludes the Founder. The company is also working on several initiatives in rural segment where CSR funds are being deployed to convert the wastewater from villages into water for farming.
