Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami lays foundation stone of a desalination plant at Vadanemmeli ... Read More

CHENNAI: In a few years, Chennai is likely to be free from serious water crisis like the one the city is undergoing at present, as efforts to set up two more desalination plants have begun.

On Thursday, chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami laid the foundation stone of a 150 mld (million litters per day) desalination plant at Vadanemmeli, near the existing desalination plant on the East Coast Road.

Speaking on the occasion, the chief minister said preliminary work to set up a 400 mld desalination plant at Perur on the ECR had begun. This plant would be set up at cost of Rs 6,079 crore.

The Rs 1,689crore Vadanemmeli plant, whose foundation stone was laid on Wednesday, will be bet ready in two years. It is being set up at a cost of Rs 1,689 crore. The plant will be ready in two years.

The treated water from this plant will be supplied to areas like Velachery, Alandur, St Thomas Mount, Medavakkam, Kovilambakkam, Nanmangalam, Kilkattalai, Moovarasanpet, Sholinganallur, Ullagaram, Puzhudhivakkam, Madipakkam and the IT companies on the Rajiv Gandhi Expressway.

The existing desalination plants at Nemmeli and Minjur together produce 180 mld of water.

