DUBAI: The 375,000 cum/day Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) Jebel Ali (Phase 2), the biggest in the United Arab Emirates, built by Larsen & Toubro for the Dubai Municipality was inaugurated recently by H.E Engr Dawood Abdulrahman Al Hajiri, Director General of Dubai Municipality in the presence of Mr. Talib Julfar, Asst Director General, Mr. Fahd Al Awadhi, Director and other senior officials of the Dubai Municipality.

Built along with JV partners, BESIX, the Jebel Ali STP is the biggest constructed by L&T Construction, completed and delivered ahead of schedule maintaining the highest standards of quality and safety.

“This is perhaps the first project of this magnitude and complexity that has been completed and delivered ahead of time with not a single minute lost due to incidents of any kind,” said Mr. S N Subrahmanyan, Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, Larsen & Toubro. “With water becoming such a precious commodity the world over, projects like these make a huge difference to the ecology and it is always good to be associated with such projects,” he added.

The Jebel Ali Sewage Treatment Plant Phase-2 Expansion is Dubai Municipality’s strategic project of 375,000 cubic meters per day to meet current and future demand generated from the surrounding area that will see major new developments including Expo 2020. The Jebel Ali treatment facilities have total treatment capacity of 675 MLD which includes existing 300 MLD of Phase – 1.

“The Jebel Ali STP is critical to the water conservation plans of our client, Dubai Municipality, for it allows the city to reduce the use of expensive fresh water by reusing 375,000 litres per day treated sewage effluent for non-potable applications such as irrigation,” informed Mr. S Rajavel, Senior Vice President & Head, Water, Smart World & Communication, L&T Construction. “That we have been able to achieve the very high standards demanded by the client and clock 10 million safe man hours in the process reinforce our credentials as the foremost Indian construction company in the Middle East.”

The STP built on a Build, Test, Commission, Operate & Maintain mode features Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Treatment Process units such as Screening, Grit Separation & Removal, Primary Sedimentation (Flight & Scrapper mechanism), Biological Reactors, Final Settlement (Bridge & Scrapper Mechanism), Tertiary Filtration (gravity filters), UV Disinfection and Chlorination. The Sludge Treatment Process includes Sludge Thickening (Rotary Drums & Belt Thickeners), Anaerobic Digestion, Dewatering (Centrifuge), Sludge Drying (Thermal paddle dryers) facilities and Robotic Bagging System. Other Scope of Works includes odor control facilities, Phase 1 STP interconnection, upgrading works in Phase 1, effluent pump stations, effluent reservoirs and biological reactors.

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Larsen & Toubro is an Indian multinational engaged in technology, engineering, construction, manufacturing and financial services with over USD 18 billion in revenue. It operates in over 30 countries worldwide. A strong, customer–focused approach and the constant quest for top-class quality have enabled L&T to attain and sustain leadership in its major lines of business for eight decades.

*L&T Construction is a brand of Larsen & Toubro

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