George Rajkumar, Country President, Grundfos India
India: Budget 2022 presents an opportunity to strengthen India’s water sector through strategic measures and appropriate budget allocations. In 2021, the honorable Finance Minister announced additional allocations towards the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) that led to a boom in tap water connections.
Going forward as the government plans to revive consumption for economic growth, we will require a solid foundation to provide water security to both the citizens and industries as the unavailability of water poses a significant threat to the economy.
As per a report by United Nations, India has suffered an estimated loss of USD 87 billion due to extreme weather events such as cyclones, droughts, and floods. The need of the hour, therefore, is to transform our water infrastructure with the help of intelligent, digital technology to address the country’s water demand and availability, non-revenue water losses, and mitigate climate issues.
We hope that the Government will introduce a well-rounded strategy to drive India towards making the country water-secure and achieving its sustainable development goals.
Grundfos Pumps India Pvt. Ltd. (Grundfos India) is a 100% subsidiary of Grundfos – Denmark. Grundfos is a global leader in advanced pump solutions and a trendsetter in water technology. The company contributes to global sustainability by pioneering technologies that improve quality of life for people and care for the planet. Grundfos is also one of the world’s leading pump manufacturers with an annual production of more than 16 million pump units. The company’s main products include circulator pumps for heating and air-conditioning as well as other centrifugal pumps for the industry, water supply, sewage and dosing. Grundfos India started its Indian operations in the year 1998.
Grundfos India’s headquarters is located in Chennai and has 8 regional offices. It has an extensive network across the country with more than 250 distributors, Point of Sale outlets and authorized service centres. The company has two production facilities, one adjoined to its corporate office in Chennai, Tamil Nadu and another in Dantali, Gujarat. Grundfos India is also responsible for sales of Grundfos’ products in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives and Nepal.
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It is not quite clear what Mr. George Rajkumar has in mind and which specific segmental elements should be part of the proposed well rounded strategy. If it is about ensuring water security , on a local, regional or state basis (water still remains a state subject) then the decentralization of water supply and wastewater reclamation schemes could provide the answers.
On a national level, a combination of several interventions including allocation of resources in a planned manner for the mission mode programs and continuous monitoring of measurable outcomes might go a long way in the distribution and optimum utilization of water resources by the agriculturists, industries and domestic consumers.