The CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST) here has made a breakthrough by developing and patenting a sustainable technology for treatment and disposal of organic waste water discharged by hotels, restaurants, catering units and similar businesses – which is a big problem in cities, especially in locations without proper sewerage network.
As a sustainable solution, the on-site waste water technology, named NOWA, developed by CSIR-NIIST, has the advantage of recovering valuable resources like reuse quality water, bio-energy and organic manure and soil conditioner from waste-water.
The technology was developed by a team of scientists led by Dr. Krishnakumar B., Senior Principal Scientist in the Environmental Technology Division of NIIST, Thiruvananthapuram.
