Desalination plant in Chennai for growing water needs
Posted on: 22/Jun/2018 2:38:57 PM
Chennai Metro water body has started the process of raising a desalination plant at Perur, Chennai as the demand for water grows rapidly in the city. Within a few years the project will be completed said the sources of Metro water. It has called for consultants to assist in project management services and to devise the whole project in aspect of technology and financial allocation for different assembles.
The project formed as the result of Expert Appraisal Committee of Environment ministry recommending for the coastal regulation zone clearance. So the acquired vendor will be outsources with works of plan execution to build a plant with a capacity to treat 400 million liters of water per day. This coastal project lies in the city’s south region of East coast road. A tender followed by the final list of selection will be announced after the interested vendors quote for the proposal. The sources says it can take up to three months for the final decision of considering the vendor for executing the project.
KFW, the German funding agency funding for the 150 MLD desalination plant in Nemmeli and now the Japan Co-operation Agency (JICA) is on the process of providing financial assistance for the fourth installment of desalination plant.
Metro Water Corporation of Chennai considers the desalination project as the best source to meet the end requirements of water without relying on the unpredictable water body sources. The new project will cater nearly 23 lakh people in areas such as Kundrathur, Kattankulathur, Tambaram, Pallavara and Madambakkam. Environmental experts suggest a more logical equation of restoring the lost water bodies in the city will easily tie the ends of demand and supply rather than spending crores of people’s money for such huge plants. Also the main concern is the discharges from such plants will affect the marine life and the fishermen community residing in the seashore. Chennai has the capacity to store 150 thousand million cubic feet of water on the proposed total number of 4100 water bodies. Restoring these water bodies can avoid floods in the rain season and can supply water for the growing demand in the ever expanding city.
Chennai Corporation said the restoration of the water bodies was a complex and time consuming process which is already in progress for some of the areas of the city whereas the desalination project will act as an immediate solution for the humungous demand. But the environmentalists and public opinions differ standing for the side of restoring the lakes and water bodies are the only solution for meeting the high demand of water.
