The desalination plant will use technologically advanced water treatment systems such as dissolved air flotation and dual media filtration.
Published Aug 21, 2023 | 3:46 PM ⚊ Updated Aug 21, 2023 | 3:46 PM
MK Stalin and other officials near a model of the desalination plant. (X)
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin laid the foundation stone for a 400 Million Litres Per Day (MLD) desalination plant in Chennai on Monday, 21 August, set to be the biggest in Southeast Asia.
The ₹4,276.44 crore plant is to be set up with assistance from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
To cater to the growing need for drinking water, steps have been taken by the state government to set up a 400 MLD plant at Perur on East Coast Road in Chengalpattu district, an official release said, adding, “This plant will be the biggest in Southeast Asia. Work to establish the plant will be completed before December 2026.”
The desalination plant will use technologically advanced water treatment systems such as dissolved air flotation and dual media filtration.
The proposed new plant would benefit 22.67 lakh people living in localities under the Greater Chennai and Tambaram municipal corporations, apart from 20 village panchayats near Chennai city.
The government also reported on the status of other such plants.
சென்னை பெருநகர் குடிநீர் வழங்கல் மற்றும் கழிவுநீரகற்று வாரியத்தின் சார்பில் ஜப்பான் பன்னாட்டு கூட்டுறவு முகமை நிதியுதவியுடன், செங்கல்பட்டு மாவட்டம் கிழக்கு கடற்கரை சாலையில் உள்ள பேரூரில் ரூ. 4,276.44 கோடி மதிப்பீட்டில் நாளொன்றுக்கு 400 மில்லியன் லிட்டர் உற்பத்தி திறன் கொண்ட… pic.twitter.com/o4U7p08EVQ
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It said that work was on to set up a 150 MLD additional facility at the Nemmeli desalination plant.
Once it is completed, which is expected soon, the plant’s enhanced capacity would help cater to the needs of about 9 lakh more people in areas including St Thomas Mount, Alandur, Pallavaram, Madipakkam, Ullagaram-Puzhuthivakkam and Velachery.
Presently, the 100 MLD capacity Nemmeli plant is supplying water to nine lakh people in areas including Neelangarai, Injambakkam, Tiruvanmiyur, RA Puram, MRC Nagar, Nandanam and Adyar.
In addition, the 100 MLD Meenjur plant is catering to the drinking water needs of about 10 lakh people in north Chennai areas such as Tiruvotriyur and Vyasarpadi.
Minister for Municipal Administration KN Nehru, Chief Secretary Shiv Das Meena and senior officials took part in the event.
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