The campus of the National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK) at Surathkal in Mangaluru gets water disinfection plant.
A water disinfection plant with an installed capacity of one million litres per day was inaugurated at the National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK) at Surathkal in Mangaluru recently.
The plant will treat raw water pumped from tube wells and open wells in the campus, thereby augmenting the water supply from the Mangaluru City Corporation. The water undergoes two stages of filtration, followed by chlorination and ozonation, ensuring removal of excess iron and waterborne contaminants. The project has been funded by PETRONET MHB Ltd (a subsidiary of ONGC and HPCL) under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative for 2025-26.
Speaking on the occasion, Sudhir Kumar, Managing Director of PETRONET MHB Ltd and alumnus of the 1989 Mechanical Engineering batch of NITK, said the company is committed to the spirit of CSR and endeavours to make a long lasting impact on societal wellbeing. He said the initiative will benefit several thousand students, staff and faculty residing in the campus.
Acknowledging the contribution of PETRONET towards NITK’s goal of creating a smart and sustainable campus, B Ravi, Director of NITK Surathkal, said: “Last year, we created a rainwater harvesting reservoir of about 30 million litres capacity in the north-east side of the campus. This filtration plant will enable us to use its water, as well as the water drawn from other sources in the campus, to meet the shortfall from the municipal corporation in the summer months.”
Published on February 26, 2026
