Still March and industries already running high & dry

Indore | Monday | 25th March, 2019

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There are no arrangements even for drinking water.” Every summer, many industries have to either shut operations or slash production due to lack of sufficient water supply. Tanker water usually has high pH level that is not suitable for many industrial processing.They estimated that cost of water tankers will go up from April owing to increased demand and limited availability. Indore: Summer has just begun and small scale industries have already started facing the brunt of water shortage. Associations of Industries Madhya Pradesh president Alok Dave said, “Situation is bad in industrial areas as units are facing a hard time due to water supply issues. Industries are paying Rs 500 to 700 per tanker to meet processing demand.Tanker water is treated through RO to make it drinking quality while few industries such as pharmaceuticals have to treat water so that it can be used for formulation process in laboratory..