Advancing Sustainable Wastewater Management with AI and Deep Learning

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The video below gives you a glimpse into the critical need for wastewater management in India. Read the entire article to get detailed insights into how Hitachi India is incorporating advanced digital technologies like Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning in the process of wastewater management to build India’s water resilience.

Climate change, rapid economic development, and a surge in population have contributed to the already challenging access to safe water in India, especially in developing and underdeveloped regions. Even in Class I cities and Class II towns, only 13.5 % of the wastewater is treated¹, meaning much of the remaining is let out into the lakes and rivers, further contaminating freshwater. This has a devastating effect on marine life, wildlife, and the health of the urban poor and villagers.

AI-Driven Wastewater Management Solutions

Humans & Industries use water Wastewater gets sent to Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) STP lacks the capacity to treat all the wastewater People and children in villages use the contaminated water Remaining wastewater is released into rivers and lakes Renewed water is sent to homes and buildings

Humans & Industries use water

Wastewater gets sent to Sewage Treatment Plant (STP)

Remaining wastewater is released into rivers and lakes STP lacks the capacity to treat all the wastewater Renewed water is sent to homes and buildings

People and children in villages use the contaminated water

India has taken successful steps toward ensuring water resilience, reducing the negative effects of climate change and achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 6 – clean water and sanitation for all. Being an advocate of Social Innovation through digital & green technologies, Hitachi India is powering the nation’s transition to meet this goal by incorporating advanced digital technologies like AI and Deep Learning in the process of wastewater management.

How Will AI Impact Wastewater Management?

Artificial intelligence is a powerful tool that most industries must put good use to, and with Hitachi’s expertise and technologies, sustainable wastewater management plants in India can:

Detect bacteria and fungi in incoming water to adjust the aeration and pump efficiency accordingly
Sample real time elements with immediate results, reducing waiting time for lab results
Predict machine issues with data from motors thus reducing machine failures and cost of repairs
Utilize data collected over the years as AI extracts it for predictive maintenance of the machine
Forecast wastewater effluent quality to reduce risks of microbial infections and inaccurate measurements

Machine Learning
vs Deep Learning

Deep learning is what drives AI, where a virtual system attempts to recreate the behaviour of a human brain, thereby letting the machine learn from data.

Machine Learning
- Sample Input
- Extract Information
- Explore and Classify
- Result
VS
Deep Learning
- Sample Input
- Extracted and Classified Immediately
- Result with Niche Details

How Will Deep Learning Impact Wastewater Management?

Hitachi India R&D Centre is working on the application of deep learning methods for forecasting influent and effluents conditions. Because of the accuracy and scalable model, it provides, deep learning is imminent for the future we are working towards, a future where safe water is accessible to everyone in India.

By digitalizing the water infrastructure of India with its proven OT & IT expertise and technologies, Hitachi India is helping pave the way for Water Industry 4.0 - a sustainable water future. And this leads us down the path to protecting our rivers and lakes and providing a better quality of life for people in every part of India.

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