Manish Daga

Vishvaraj Group

Vishvaraj Environment, the flagship company of the Vishvaraj Group, is an ESG-focused water utility. We are social entrepreneurs who contribute to Water Sustainability and Wastewater Treatment and Reuse, leading to water security. Our vision is to align with the larger cause of public benefit. This has helped create not only sustainability for all but also a sustainable business for Vishvaraj. With a focus on the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) route to come up with sustainable solutions with the support of the Government, our experience has also resulted in a "4P model", where we have successfully integrated People as the central focus, to help us build better solutions each day. We see huge opportunities in process improvement & effective implementation to elevate the standard of living for the underprivileged. Our mission is to be Sustainable, Efficient and Accountable to People. We work towards building a society where every person receives access to 24x7 uninterrupted supply of clean & safe drinking water. We pioneered India's first successful full city project – 24x7 water supply to Nagpur, benefiting 2.7 million people. We are focused on building positive water security cycles through infrastructure. We pride ourselves on executing the first project in India that provides tertiary treated water to thermal power stations, freeing up 190 MLD of fresh water that can take care of population growth for the next 35 years of the city. With more than 20 years of experience, we are spearheading social change through water to improve the lives of over 43 million people in the country. We have a combined operating capacity of over 3,057 MLD across 42 water and wastewater treatment & reuse plants. Recently, we expanded our footprint overseas by winning a marquee project in Maldives. Today VEPL is amongst the top 50 global private water operators (GWI ranking) and has received several awards, including one for best practice by the Prime Minister of India.