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British Water unveils eastern promise

by Trevor Loveday

British Water has unveiled a deal struck by the supply chain association and the Indian government which it has claimed will open up opportunities for its members in India’s US$200bn planned investment in its water market and improve Indian companies’ access global markets.


British Water chief executive Lila Thompson said a new memorandum of understanding signed by British Water, Indian government think-tank, cGanga and India’s National Mission for Clean Ganga will “bring a great boost” to trading relationships between the UK and India.


Thompson said India’s Environmental Technology Verification programme was a “particularly useful channel for UK technology companies seeking to enter the Indian market.”


Speaking earlier in September India’s secretary of the ministry of Jal Shakti, Upendra Prasad Singh, said the challenges faced by India were “vast.” They included bringing drinking water and sanitation to every household with a deadline of 2024 deadline which includes the ned to make 1.1 million drinking water connections a day. “We can’t afford to fail,” Singh said.

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