NMCG-TERI’S Centre of Excellence (COE) on Water Reuse

NMCG-TERI’S Centre of Excellence (COE) on Water Reuse

Part of: Prelims and GS III – Environment and ecology

Context The Director General of National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) and the Director General of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) launched the NMCG-TERI’s Centre of Excellence (CoE) on Water Reuse in New Delhi.

Key takeaways 

• The CoE on Water Reuse is the first of its kind to be established in the country through a collaboration between NMCG and TERI.
• The Centre is a quadripartite alliance between NMCG, TERI, industry partners and industry representative bodies
• It will be meeting the objectives of the Ganga Knowledge Centre (GKC) to design and foster research and innovation for low-cost, effective and integrated treatment technologies, which could bridge the current treatment gaps, augment capacities and provide safe treated water for reuse.