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M'rashtra CM clears setting up of desalination plant in Mumbai

Thu, 27 May 2010 00:00:00

Chief Minister Ashok Chavan has approved the proposal to set up a desalination plant in Mumbai to reduce the acute shortage of drinking water. Chavan, who on Sunday visited the Rs 231.34-crore desalination plant set up by the Chennai Petroleum…

Desalination plant to cost BMC Rs 800 crore

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00

The Bombay Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) ambitious project to set up a desalination plant will cost approximately Rs 800 crore. According to a request letter submitted to the Centre, the plant, which will have the capacity to treat 100 million…

Chennai seawater desalination plant to be ready in two years

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:00:00

Water treatment solutions provider VA Tech Wabag will undertake setting up of India’s largest seawater desalination plant in Chennai and complete the work by early 2012. The Chennai-based company bagged the project in partnership with Israel’s…

BMC may supply desalinated seawater by 2011

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00

Bombay Municipal Corporation (BMC) proposes to solve the city’s drinking water problem by supplying seawater after treatment to remove the salt content. The city’s first desalination plant will start treating seawater for use from mid-2011. Work…