Engineers receive hands-on training in SCADA, IoT for wastewater management
The Department of Environmental Engineering at Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering (SJCE), JSS Science and Technology University (JSS STU), Mysuru, recently organised a five-day CPHEEO-certified
The Department of Environmental Engineering at Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering (SJCE), JSS Science and Technology University (JSS STU), Mysuru, recently organised a five-day CPHEEO-certified professional refresher course on automation, Internet of Things (IoT) and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems for monitoring sewage treatment plants (STPs). The programme, titled ‘Automation and Application of IoT and SCADA Systems in Project Monitoring Including Online Monitoring of STP Effluents Using Real-Time Data Systems – Instrumentation, Control and SCADA in STPs: Automation and Monitoring of STPs’, was held under the Public Health Engineering (PHE) Sector Development Scheme of the Central Public Health and Environmental Engineering Organisation (CPHEEO), Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India.
The course was inaugurated by JSS STU Vice-Chancellor A.N. Santosh Kumar, principal (in-charge) of SJCE and dean (Engineering and Technology) C. Natraju, and head of the Department of Environmental Engineering B.M. Sadashiva Murthy. K.P. Jayaramu, former chief engineer of the Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Drainage Board (KUWS&DB) and Karnataka Urban Infrastructure Development and Finance Corporation (KUIDFC), who was the chief guest, highlighted the growing importance of automation, IoT and SCADA technologies in improving the efficiency, reliability and sustainability of modern water supply and wastewater management systems.
The refresher course was attended by 25 professionals, including engineers from KUWS&DB, KUIDFC and the Public Health Circle, Kannur, Kerala. Technical sessions were conducted by experts from various organisations. As part of the programme, participants visited the Chikkabanavara Sewage
Treatment Plant in Bengaluru, where they observed live SCADA-based automation systems in operation. Participants said the programme effectively combined theoretical concepts with hands-on exposure, enhancing their technical skills and readiness to implement advanced digital technologies in water and wastewater management.
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