Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) president Engr Daroo Khan Achakzai has underscored the need of using modern technology for treatment of effluent industrial water and making it reusable with an innovative membrane bioreactor. Speaking at a seminar jointly organised by FPCCI and US-Pakistan Center of Advanced Studies in Water (USPCASW), Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, he stressed on enhancing the role of industry-academia collaboration to resolve environmental and waste problem being faced by the industry.
He assured the FPCCI full support and cooperation in creating awareness amongst industrialists on environmental damage of coastal areas of Karachi mainly due to effluent water.
He thanked Professor Dr Zubair Ahmed of US-Pakistan Center of Advanced Studies in Water (USPCASW), Mehran University of Engineering and Technology and his team for continuous efforts to find economically viable environmental solutions and appreciate their work.
FPCCI vice president Muslim Mohammadi emphasised the need for collaborative work to treat and reuse of waste process water.
Professor Dr Zubair Ahmed in his keynote address delivered two subjects during the session (i) Treatment and reuse of fish processing wastewater and (ii) Treatment of textile wastewater using an innovative membrane bioreactor.
He discussed his work completed in M/s M.A. Mohamedi & Co Pvt Ltd by installing laboratory and pilot-scale reactors to treat wastewater and make the treated water fit for reuse.
On his second subject, he described the problems of textile processing industries in Korangi Industrial and Trade Estate (KITE) and pointed out the combined effluent treatment plant is needed for the treatment of textile wastewater.
He shared his work conducted by his team and identified a suitable site for the proposed wastewater treatment plant.
Dr Zubair Ahmed suggested that the funds for construction of the proposed wastewater treatment plant for textile industries in KITE could be arranged through the export development fund (EDF) and land can be acquired through the Sindh govt.
He invited industrial associations to come forward and adopt the proposed solutions for wastewater management of the industries.
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