Bangalore International Airport Ltd. (BIAL) has won the prestigious Water Award for outstanding work in water management and sustainability at the three-day Bangalore World Water Summit 2012 held at Hotel Lalit Ashok on Wednesday. The award was presented to Hari Kumar, Vice President - Engineering & Maintenance, BIAL, by His Excellency Dr HR Bhardwaj, Governor of Karnataka. BIAL was shortlisted for the award after a rigorous screening process led by a panel of experts including industry leaders from across disciplines under the chairmanship of former Chief Justice of India, Dr Rajendra Babu.
Instituted by the Centre for Sustainable Development (CSD), this award for Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) is recognition of its consistent efforts towards improving and sustaining water resources.
The award was evaluated on criterion such as implementation of water saving projects, reduction in specific water consumption and water discharge for three years, water monitoring and reporting systems, adherence to best practice, certifications, per capita consumption of water, monitoring carbon footprints through drives against ground and surface water pollution and creation of awareness about water conservation with its stakeholders. BIAL has been applauded for its maintenance practices used to reduce water consumption. Water equipment and systems like flow controllers and overflow restrictors, sensor enabled hand wash & flushing system, imported Mechanical Runway Sweeper (MRS) for runway cleaning and ride-on scrubber drier for floor cleaning help control water consumption along with a very effective rain-water harvesting unit, which is also in the aid of water conservation at the airport.
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The award was evaluated on criterion such as implementation of water saving projects, reduction in specific water consumption and water discharge for three years, water monitoring and reporting systems, adherence to best practice, certifications, per capita consumption of water, monitoring carbon footprints through drives against ground and surface water pollution and creation of awareness about water conservation with its stakeholders. BIAL has been applauded for its maintenance practices used to reduce water consumption. Water equipment and systems like flow controllers and overflow restrictors, sensor enabled hand wash & flushing system, imported Mechanical Runway Sweeper (MRS) for runway cleaning and ride-on scrubber drier for floor cleaning help control water consumption along with a very effective rain-water harvesting unit, which is also in the aid of water conservation at the airport.
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