Surathkal: A state-of-the-art Water Disinfection Plant with an installed capacity of one million litres per day was inaugurated on 24.02.2026 at the National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK), Surathkal by Shri Sudhir Kumar, Managing Director of PETRONET MHB Ltd. and alumnus of the 1989 Mechanical Engineering batch of NITK, and Prof. B. Ravi, Director of NITK Surathkal.
The plant is designed to treat raw water pumped from tube wells and open wells in the campus, thereby augmenting the water supply from the Mangalore Municipal Corporation. The water undergoes two stages of filtration, followed by chlorination and ozonation, ensuring removal of excess iron and waterborne contaminants. The project was funded by PETRONET MHB Ltd. (a subsidiary of ONGC and HPCL) under its CSR initiative for 2025–26.
Speaking at the event, Shri Sudhir Kumar said that the company is committed to the spirit of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and endeavours to make long lasting impact on societal well being. He added that it was an added honour to undertake this project at NITK, being an alumnus, and conveyed his gratitude to the NITK for accepting PETRONET as a CSR partner. He expressed his hope that the initiative will benefit several thousand students, staff and faculty residing in the campus.
Director Prof. Ravi warmly acknowledged the contribution of PETRONET towards NITK’s goal of creating a smart and sustainable campus. He 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 summer months.”
The ceremony was also attended by Ms. Saisudhamyee, Head-Technical, Mr. Uday Pai, Head-Operations, and other officers of PETRONET, as well as Prof. Kumar G.N, Registrar I/c, Prof. Venkatesa Perumal, Dean-Planning and Development, Prof. Prasanna Belur, Dean-Alumni and Corporate Relations, and other functionaries, faculty, staff, and student representatives of NITK Surathkal.
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