One million job opportunities are likely to be created in water sector in the next three years in India, as the demand has picked up for wastewater treatment plants and desalination plants apart from engineering and design for water applications.
“The water industry is growing at a rate of 18 per cent per annum and in India alone, the total sector is pegged at Rs 60,000 crore,” said H. Subramaniam, chief operating officer of EA Water.
He said the demand for manpower from India has started picking up as the reliability on Indian professionals has increased globally. “The demand is very high, especially from the gulf countries,” he added.
Mr Subramaniam also noted that the market within India has significantly grown in the last few years.
“Nearly two-thirds of the manpower requirement are for companies within India, as nearly 15 to 20 MNCs have set up shop here in the last two years,” he added.
“The growing awareness among people about pollution and environment apart from strict government norms have led to rise in demand for such plants and equipments,” said Mr Ramachandra Murali, managing director of Cyber Consultant, which is a total water management company.
“The market is very huge and we have no problems in other fronts expect for limitations in manpower,” said Kamal Tiwari, chief operating officer of Aventura, which supplies components to original equipment manufacturers.
Dr K. Chandrasekhar, India representative of US-based water quality association, said there would be nearly 50 per cent rise in recruitment in the next three to five years.
“The whole industry will soon be consumer centric and we will require people from all categories including plumber and fitter to scientists,” he added.
