Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (File Photo)
MUMBAI: BMC’s standing committee on Monday cleared a plan to set up a desalination plant at Manori in Malad. The civic standing committee, which gave an in-principle approval for the plant, has also given the go-ahead to appoint a consultant for the project.
Officials said the plant, which will come up on 12 hectares of land which is with MTDC, will have a capacity of 200 million litres per day. While the project cost is pegged at Rs 1,600 crore, the cost of operation and maintenance for 20 years is around Rs1,920 crore, an official said.
A detailed project report is expected to be prepared in around eight months and construction will take 30 months. The official said the plant will be set up under the ‘Swiss Challenge Method’. Under this method, a project can be awarded to a private firm on an unsolicited proposal. IDE Water Technologies Ltd, a global expert in this field, has submitted an unsolicited (self-suggested) propos
To overcome water shortage in Mumbai, BMC approves desalination project
To overcome water shortage in Mumbai, BMC approves desalination project
BMC s standing committee on Tuesday gave an in principle approval for Rs 1600 crore desalination project aimed at meeting increasing demand of water for Mumbai.
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BMC s standing committee on Tuesday gave an in principle approval for Rs 1600 crore desalination project aimed at meeting increasing demand of water for Mumbai. Currently, Mumbai is supplied with water through seven different reservoirs some of them have been built since British times. Due to this project, sea water will be made potable for needs of Mumbai.
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