The Hindu 17.08.2012
Plant nears completion
The city will soon get another source to meet its
drinking water demand. The upcoming desalination plant at Nemmeli, about
35 km south of Chennai along the East Coast Road, will be operational
in two or three months.
The second desalination plant
in the city, it will have a capacity to treat 100 million litres of
water (mld) a day. Sources said that nearly 92 per cent of the work had
been completed. The project will be completed by September-end, an
official said.
The first desalination plant is located at Minjur and can treat about 100 mld of water.Sources
at VA Tech Wabag, which has been entrusted with the construction of the
plant, said the operation and maintenance of the plant is expected to
be commissioned by October or November.
On Thursday,
municipal administration and rural development minister K.P. Munusamy
inspected the Nemmeli plant . In a press release, he said treated water
from the facility would be supplied to residents soon.
At
present, Metrowater supplies about 830 million litres a day to the city
through pipelines and tankers. Water from Nemmeli plant would help
balance the loss of supply from Veeranam tank for want of sufficient
storage.
