VA TECH TO SET UP DESALINATION PLANT ON EAST COAST ROAD

 VA Tech Wabag, an Indian multinational company involved in water treatment projects, in partnership with Israel-based IDE Technologies, has been awarded the contract for executing India’s largest sea water desalination project by Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (Chennai Metro Water).

 The total cost of the project is Rs. 1,033 crore and will have a capacity of 100 million litres a day (MLD). The plant will be constructed on design, build and operate basis and will be commissioned in the next 24 months.

 the total construction cost of Rs. 533 crore would be provided by the Union Government and Rs. 500 crore would be allocated by the State Government (Chennai Metro) for operational expenditure.

 The company would set up the plant in Nemmeli, 35 km south of Chennai on 40 acres on the East Coast Road. The plant would convert sea water into fresh potable water which would be supplied to the southern suburbs of Chennai, including the entire stretch of IT corridor, Thiruvanmiyur, Pallipattu, Velachery, MRC Nagar and Kelambakkam.