Mumbai, Aug. 19 -- The order includes the operation and maintenance (O&M) of the 40 million litres per day (MLD) Madinat Salman sewage treatment plant (STP) and the Long Sea Outfall for a period of five years.

WABAG was previously awarded the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contract for the same 40 MLD STP and Long Sea Outfall in October 2015 by the Ministry of Housing, Kingdom of Bahrain. The project was successfully completed in 2018, after which WABAG has been operating and maintaining the plant since 1 November 2018.

The STP is equipped with tertiary treatment and sludge treatment systems using aerobic digestion and thermal drying. An automatic bagging plant has been provided to pack EPA Class A sludge from the drye...