Global Standard water for safer communities
The Water Business Unit delivers large-scale drinking water systems that transport water from rivers, reservoirs and barrages to households, institutions and industries, creating reliable urban and rural supply lifelines across multiple states. It develops sustainable infrastructure through initiatives such as water grids, the Jal Jeevan Mission, AMRUT and multi‑village supply schemes, ensuring that treated water reaches some of India’s most water‑stressed regions. Since entering the water sector in the mid‑1990s, the unit has expanded its operations across India and international regions, establishing itself as a leader in the field by providing treated drinking water to millions of people. Currently, the BU has a portfolio of 61 projects across 9 states, and has successfully completed over 60 projects, which are under Operation & Maintenance.
The business unit integrates advanced technologies across its projects, from SCADA‑based automation that enables real‑time monitoring and control to specialised tunnelling approaches such as the New Austrian Tunnelling Method (NATM) for challenging underground works. In many of these locations, earlier drinking water supply depended largely on dispersed borewells, whereas the new systems draw from assured river and reservoir sources, route flows through modern treatment plants and then convey treated water to people through organised distribution networks. Its expertise spans complex, large‑scale drinking water projects in states such as Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu, tailoring solutions to local hydrology, topography and demand patterns. A key strength is an integrated in‑house manufacturing ecosystem producing high‑capacity zero‑velocity valves, pre‑fabricated surge tanks and pipes, which supports consistent quality, faster execution and customisable solutions as per project requirements.
The unit designs and delivers end‑to‑end water infrastructure, from intake wells and high‑capacity pumping stations to advanced water treatment plants, balancing reservoirs and extensive storage networks, including more than 2,000 overhead tanks under construction for various projects. Its portfolio includes some of the country’s most ambitious engineering feats, ranging from Mission Bhagiratha and the Godavari Drinking Water Supply Scheme in Telangana to Ganga Jal Aapurti Yojana in Bihar, Bhubaneswar Bulk Water Supply Scheme in Odisha, Pillur III in Tamil Nadu and major schemes in Andhra Pradesh such as Uddanam, Nellore, Proddatur and Pulivendula. Recognising its contribution to innovation and excellence in the sector, the business unit has received the prestigious CBIP Award for Best Industry in the Water Resources Sector, underlining its role in delivering safe, reliable and sustainable drinking water infrastructure that improves millions of lives every day.
Completed Projects
Telangana – Mission Bhagiratha and GDWSS
In Telangana, MEIL Group has played a crucial role in Mission Bhagiratha by executing 14 key segments that include long‑distance transmission mains, strategic reservoirs and extensive village‑level networks. Within this programme, the Gajwel Water Grid stands out as a flagship element, completed in a record 10 months by laying about 1,200 km of pipelines to deliver safe drinking water to local habitations. The 735 MLD water treatment plant at Mallaram, under the Godavari Drinking Water Supply Scheme (GDWSS), brings Godavari water to Hyderabad, supported by thousands of kilometres of distribution pipelines and multiple storage structures under the Mission Bhagiratha and GDWSS combined. Together, these projects enable safe drinking water access for well over 15 million people today, with a designed capacity to serve around 20 million or more as networks expand.
Bihar – Ganga Jal Aapurti Yojana
Ganga Jal Aapurti Yojana is India’s first floodwater-to-drinking-water scheme in Bihar that lifts surplus Ganga floodwater and converts it into a potable supply for towns such as Rajgir, Gaya and Bodh Gaya under the “Har Ghar Ganga Jal” vision. From an intake at Hathidah near Mokama, flood water is pumped through 190 km of pipelines to storage reservoirs at Tetar, Rajgir and Gaya, then treated in modern water treatment plants of 186.5 MLD for Gaya–Bodh Gaya and 24 MLD for Rajgir in Phase 1 before distribution to over 7.5 lakh people. The scheme stands as India’s first floodwater‑to‑tap water supply model.
Odisha – Bhubaneswar Bulk Water Supply Scheme
In Odisha’s capital city, the Bhubaneswar Bulk Water Supply Scheme, completed in 2017, delivers bulk water to industrial hubs, institutions such as IIT Bhubaneswar and NISER, and surrounding urban areas. It does so through two WTPs of 69 MLD and 83 MLD, an intake well, a pump house, an 11 MLD MBR unit, multiple reservoirs and about 86 km of MS/DI pipelines, creating a backbone network that secures bulk water for both industrial and municipal consumers in and around Bhubaneswar.
Andhra Pradesh – Uddanam, Nellore, Pulivendula, Proddatur, Dhone
In Andhra Pradesh, the Uddanam Drinking Water Project tackles a severe public health crisis by supplying safe water to around 7 lakh people across more than 800 villages in Srikakulam district, where kidney diseases were linked to contaminated groundwater. The scheme draws water from the Vamsadhara at Hiramandalam Reservoir, treats about 84 MLD at a modern WTP and supplies it over more than 100 km through a 1,200 km pipeline network, intake wells, pumping stations, overhead tanks and reservoirs.
Nellore Drinking Water Project in Andhra Pradesh draws raw water from the Penna River at Sangam Barrage and delivers treated supply to urban households across Nellore city through a 122 MLD water treatment plant at Mahammadapuram, developed by MEIL on an EPC basis. The scope includes an intake well, raw‑water pump house, dedicated power infrastructure, master storage tanks and a multi‑zone distribution network that now supplies safe drinking water to about 70,000 families, significantly strengthening the city’s long‑term water security.
Pulivendula Drinking Water Project in YSR Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh is designed to provide reliable drinking water to 299 villages across seven mandals in the Pulivendula region, replacing dependence on vulnerable local sources. Water is drawn from the Chitravathi Balancing Reservoir and treated in a 65 million litres per day water treatment plant before being conveyed through a network of pipelines, pumping stations and storage structures to village‑level delivery points, improving household water security and service continuity for rural communities.
Dhone Drinking Water Project in Andhra Pradesh was executed to strengthen the town’s drinking water supply by upgrading intake, treatment and distribution systems under the urban water‑supply improvement programme. The scheme focuses on drawing water through a dedicated intake, treating it at a modern plant and conveying it via new transmission and distribution pipelines to municipal reservoirs and service zones, so that households receive more reliable drinking water with reduced dependence on stressed local groundwater sources.
The Proddatur Drinking Water Project in Andhra Pradesh has been developed under the AMRUT (Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation) framework to upgrade the town’s core drinking water infrastructure. The scheme includes a 43 MLD water treatment plant, new intake and transmission arrangements and about 171 km of pipelines to reinforce both bulk supply and distribution within Proddatur, providing more reliable, pressurised drinking water to households and improving overall urban water security.
Tamil Nadu – Pillur III
In Tamil Nadu, the Pillur III Drinking Water Supply Scheme in Coimbatore was built to bring an additional 178.3 MLD of treated Bhavani River water to the city, significantly strengthening long‑term water security for the expanded corporation limits. The project includes a new intake and raw water pump house near Pillur, a transmission system of over 90 km of pipelines, a 178.3 MLD water treatment plant with associated clear water reservoirs and master balancing tanks. By augmenting existing Pillur I and II supplies and extending bulk water delivery into newly added urban areas, the scheme helps lift Coimbatore’s total potable capacity towards about 380 MLD and supports more reliable, equitable distribution for over 1.6 million residents.
Other completed schemes – Rajasthan, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh
Other drinking water projects completed across states include the Chambal–Bilwara, Kotri Tehsil, Asind Tehsil, Jetpur–Pali, Shahpura Tehsil Water Supply Project and Dudu–Todaraisingh in Rajasthan; the Hanur Water Supply Scheme, Adichunchanagiri Water Supply Scheme, Pavagada Water Supply Project and TG Halli (Thippagondanahalli) Water Supply Project in Karnataka; and the Gothura and Dhuha Talar Water Supply Schemes in Uttar Pradesh. Together, these multi‑village and urban systems have eased the burdens of women and children, reduced water‑borne disease risks and supported urban growth, industry and tourism by ensuring that reliable potable water reaches some of India’s most water‑stressed regions.
Ongoing / under‑construction projects
Uttar Pradesh
Ongoing drinking water works in Uttar Pradesh include the Basti Rural Water Supply Scheme Phase 2, Ayodhya Rural Water Supply Scheme Phase 3, two segments of the Agra Water Supply Scheme and two segments of the Unnao Cluster Phase 4, which together aim to expand multi‑village and urban networks and reduce dependence on stressed local sources in rural and peri‑urban areas.
Tamil Nadu
In Tamil Nadu, ongoing projects comprise three segments under the Virudhunagar Combined Water Supply Scheme (CWSS) and the Tirunelveli CWSS, which focus on improving raw water sourcing, treatment and long‑distance transmission so that growing municipal and rural clusters in these districts receive more reliable, drinking water.
Telangana
In Telangana, MEIL Group is executing the Gajwel Extension Project, the Sunkishala Drinking Water Project and under the AMRUT scheme we are implementing water supply projects in 42 ULBs strengthening supply from major sources and upgrading treatment, storage and distribution systems across a large group of urban local bodies to support continued urbanisation and industrial growth.
Odisha
Across Odisha, 21 rural water supply schemes are under execution in districts such as Bhadrak, Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Jajpur, Cuttack, Sambalpur, Kalahandi, Dhenkanal, Sonepur, Gajapati, and others, including segments like Binjharpur & Jajpur and Bolangir, which extend treated drinking water to dispersed villages that previously relied on seasonal or quality‑affected local sources. Taken together with earlier completed schemes, MEIL Group’s drinking water projects now have a presence across all the districts of the state, creating a wider, more reliable network of organised supply.
Madhya Pradesh
In Madhya Pradesh, ongoing works include the Alirajpur Multi‑Village Water Supply Scheme and the Mahi Multi‑Village Water Supply Scheme, designed to draw from river and reservoir sources and distribute treated water through regional transmission and village‑level networks, improving the reliability of rural drinking water across drought‑prone belts.
Maharashtra
In Maharashtra, the portfolio of ongoing projects covers the Latur Water Supply Scheme and major augmentation works in Kolhapur, Nanded and Aurangabad–Silod, concentrating on new or expanded intakes, treatment capacity and transmission pipelines so that fast‑growing towns have more dependable, municipal drinking water systems.
Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
In Andhra Pradesh, ongoing drinking water projects include the West Godavari and East Godavari water supply schemes, which are being built to convey treated river water over long distances to multiple habitations, strengthening regional security. In Karnataka, MEIL is executing the Yadgir Multi‑Village Water Supply Scheme and the Sathegala Drinking Water Project in Ramanagara, where an approximately 11.2‑kilometre tunnel, one of the longest for urban water supply in the region, is being excavated using modern tunnelling techniques to move large volumes of water efficiently to demanding urban and rural service areas.
By connecting major potable water sources to cities, towns and villages through integrated intake, treatment, transmission and storage systems, the Water Business Unit is converting some of India’s most water‑stressed regions into zones of greater security and stability. Across its completed and ongoing schemes, the unit reduces dependence on unsafe local sources, improves service reliability and supports public health, industry and urban growth. Through this combination of large‑scale engineering, advanced automation and in‑house manufacturing capability, it continues to expand safe, sustainable drinking water access for millions of people.