New: A Desalination plant in Chennai Metro City
Posted on: 01/Jan/2021 2:52:44 PM
The Secretary, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, Harmander Singh, shared information regarding the various water-related projects in the State of Tamil Nadu:
“In the New Year 2021, the Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department will focus on faecal sludge treatment projects, desalination plants, underground drainage, water supply and integrated storm water drain projects.
We will develop faecal sludge treatment projects at 60 locations, covering smaller urban areas. Many town panchayats will get faecal sludge treatment projects.
We plan to establish a desalination plant in Chennai, will 400 million litres per day (MLD) capacity. In Villupuram district, a desalination plant of 60-MLD capacity will be set up to improve drinking water supply.
The Kosasthalaiyar basin stormwater drain project in the Chennai, Corporation is in the pipeline, and is expected to mitigate flooding in north Chennai, covering areas such as Thiruvotriyur, Manali and Madhavaram.
Madurai will get water supply from Vaigai River, through a project with an estimated outlay of Rs. 1300 Crores. Water supply projects in areas such as Arupukottai will be implemented at an estimated cost of Rs. 550 Crores.
In Coimbatore, we will establish an underground drainage system, at an estimated Rs. 350 Crores. The Sivaganga combined water scheme, covering town panchayats and village panchayats, will take shape at an estimated Rs. 1800 Crores.”
