Importance or water can never be overemphasised since water resource is limited and needs to be protected from environmental consequences.Fertiliser industry is water intensive and has been increasingly experiencing scarcity of water since mid-eighties which affected its production performance adversely.As a consequence continuous efforts were made to conserve water and promote its efficient use.A significant reduction in water consumption was achieved through identification of areas where use of water can be reduced or eliminated,incorporation of modifications to reduce raw water consumption,tapping water from other sources,etc.An attempt has been made in this paper to evaluate the performance of the Indian fertiliser industry with respect to water consumption efficiency for both nitrogenous and complexfertilisers.Various innovative measures adopted to reuse/recycle treated effluents and modifications incorporated to reduce raw water consumption/effluent are dealt with in this paper.
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