The primary objective of Augmentation is to enhance capacity and efficiency of existing water treatment plants. It also to improves the treated water quality significantly. The aim is also to simplify and to have a better regulation of the operation and maintenance. We have developed the specialization to augment the plants with minimum structural modifications and/or addition of any new structures.

This has become feasible due to the development of new technologies like shallow depth sedimentation , dual/multi media filtration, etc. The new techniques are based on high surface loading rates, compared to conventional units. By retrofitting the existing units judiciously with this hardware it is possible to increase the capacities of existing treatment plant even up to three times their original capacities.. An additional advantage is that the inherent deficiencies of the existing plant (if any) can be identified and eliminated during the execution .

The saving in terms of capital cost, including that of land cost which is otherwise required to construct an additional new plant is anywhere between 40% to 60%. The augmented plants can be operated with existing manpower and infrastructure. The power requirement is only marginally higher than the existing plant. The old machinery also gets an overhauling. The existing plant is thus rejuvenated. The degree of difficulty in carrying out modifications vis-�-vis cost benefit advantage can indicate the practical augmentation potential of the existing plants.

We have augmented almost all type of settling tanks , clarifiers and gravity filters with these techniques.