Lok Sabha Question No. 6185 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-04-01
Subject: Water Treatment Facilities
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: Shri Anurag Sharma, Shri Damodar Agrawal, Shri P P Chaudhary, Shri P C Mohan, Shri Alok Sharma, Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab, Shri Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi, Shri Rao Rajendra Singh, Shri Praveen Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-6185 ANSWERED ON  01/04/2026

## WATER TREATMENT FACILITIES

## 6185.  SHRI ANURAG SHARMA SHRI DAMODAR AGRAWA SHRI P P CHAUDHARY SHRI P C MOHAN SHRI ALOK SHARMA SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB SHRI SUKANTA KUMAR PANIGRAHI SHRI RAO RAJENDRA SINGH SHRI PRAVEEN PATEL

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:-

- (a) the details of the number of industrial or water treatment facilities where radiationgrafted cotton cloth-based matrix technology for treatment of textile or dye effluents has been deployed so far particularly in Rajasthan and Karnataka including Bengaluru;
- (b) whether the technology has been transferred to private entrepreneurs of industries for commercialisation particularly in Rajasthan and Karnataka;
- (c) if  so,  the  details  of  the  entities  or  industrial  clusters  involved and have adopted this technology  and  the  current  status  of  its  adoption  particularly  in  Rajasthan  and Karnataka;
- (d) the extent to which the treated water from such facilities is being reused for industrial purposes along with the estimated volume of water treated using this technology; and
- (e) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  promote  wider  adoption  of  radiation-based technologies for treatment of industrial effluents  and  environmental  protection particularly in Rajasthan and Karnataka including Bengaluru?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES & PENSIONS AND PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

- (a) An industrial scale plant has been deployed in cotton textile printing and dyeing industry Jodhpur, Rajasthan for technology demonstration.
- (b) & (c) Till  date  technology  has  been  transferred  to  six  private  entrepreneurs  on  nonexclusive basis for commercialisation, out of which three private entrepreneurs are from Rajasthan.

As  a  part  of  transfer  of  technology  (ToT)  process,  the  hands-on-training  and technical  know-how  is  provided  to  the  licensees  on  various  aspects  of  the technology, including fabrication of radiation grafted cartridges, installation  and operation and maintenance of the treatment plants, as per the Standard operation Procedure (SoP).

- (d) So far, over 30,00,000 L of the coloured dye wastewater has been treated by the industry  using  the  demonstration  plant.    The  treated  water  has  been  reused  for industrial applications by the same industry.
- (e) In  order  to  promote  and  wider  adoption  of  the  radiation-based  technology,  a 75KLD Test facility, installed and being operated in the industry for demonstration of the technology to industrialists, private entrepreneurs, regulatory agencies - State pollution control boards, and local administration.   Furthermore, for the wider dissemination the technology is exhibited to the target industries in various  platforms  /  workshops  /  outreach  programs  through  working  models, audio/view display, posters/brochures and lectures.

The technology has been transferred to private entrepreneurs for commercialisation and deployment.

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