Metro Water plans for third desalination plant along ECR

Chennai:

The city is likely to get third desalination plant at Pattipulam village, which is four kilometers away from Nemelli desalination plant along East Coast Road soon.

Metro Water Managing director B Chandra Mohan told Express that Metro Water is planning 200 MLD desalination plant which could be scalable to 400 MLD.

He said currently a detailed project report is being prepared by AECOM India Private Limited along with GHD Pty Limited, Australia, and Watek Engineering Corporation, USA. at Pattipulam which is four kilometres away from the Nemmeli plant.

A Metro Water source said the detailed project report would configure both 200 MLD desalination plant as well as 400 MLD desalination plant.