What is common among the governments of Andhra Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, West Bengal and Tripura as well as Delhi Jal Board, Kerala Water Authority and Mumbai Municipal Corporation?

They are all spending huge amounts of money in sustainable water management — be it water supply, sewerage and drainage systems, waste water management and treatment or water infrastructure; and the one technical service provider common to all of them is Poyry, a leading Finnish consulting and engineering company dedicated to balanced sustainability.

With €682 million in net sales in 2010, Poyry's global operations include handling of 15,000 projects annually with the help of around 7,000 experts in 50 countries. Although the company's first entry into India was way back in 1992, its operations gathered momentum in the last ten years after it established an office in Kolkata.

Now, the company services scores of projects for State governments and municipal corporations across the country. Many of the projects here in which Poyry is engaged are funded by institutions such as World Bank and ADB.

Providing Comprehensive Sustainable solutions

“The growing demand for clean water and increasing environmental degradation because of waste water are major challenges the world is facing today. We have the technologies and services to ensure the quality and availability of clean water and sustainable solutions for the environment,” Mr Markku Oksanen, President of Poyry's Water and Environment Business Group, told a team of visiting Indian journalists.

India's growing water shortage has heightened the need for water conservation and waste water utilisation in a manner that is ecologically sustainable.

Realising the importance of addressing water-related issues, various State governments and local authorities have earmarked budgets for the purpose. Poyry provides comprehensive solutions for water supply and sanitation, waste management and environmental services and consulting.

Some of the present engagements of the company in India include as many as seven projects in Andhra Pradesh funded by World Bank; projects in six towns under Ganga Action Plan in West Bengal; projects in as many as 13 towns in Rajasthan funded by ADB; as also a project each in Kashmir, Guwahati and Tripura.

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