Maurya Sheraton sets example,begins recycling waste water

Now,not only the hotel,but also the civic body is reaping the benefits of the recently-set up sewage treatment plant at Maurya Sheraton. The hotel uses 1,20,000 litre of re-cycled water each day and on the suggestion of Environment Secretary J K Dadoo,who wrote to NDMC chief Parimal Rai,gives away 50,000 litre water everyday.

“We got a sewage treatment plant,a Membrane bio-reactor,in March. This recycles sewage water. We use 1,20,000 litre each day for horticulture and cooling towers and are left with around 50,000 litre. Since June 5,NDMC has been taking four to five tankers of water from us,which we give free-of-charge,” said Maurya Sheraton Chief Engineer N Ramamoorthy.

Meanwhile,the Delhi Pollution Control Committee has also written to 33 proposed hotels for the 2010 Games,to comply with environmental standards. These include zero waste water discharge,zero garbage,installation of solar water heating systems, rain water harvesting structures and use of only CFL and LEDs lights.

The hotels have also been asked to install appliances free of Ozone Depleting Substances,to reduce the production of toxic gases by air-conditioners,refrigerators and fire extinguishers.

It is also mandatory for the new hotels to take ISO 14000 certification (while applying for Consent to Operate at the time of commencement of their operations). However,senior officials said most hotels are still in the process of complying.