Municipal Administration Minister K.N. Nehru said preliminary work is currently being done to build a fourth desalination plant with a capacity to treat 400 million litres of saltwater in Perur, just a few kilometres from the current Nemmeli facility.
The 5,000 crore treatment facility would supply treated water to a number of locations, including the southern suburbs of Tambaram, Pammal, Sembakkam, Chitlapakkam, and Thiruneermalai. There will also be supply to other industrial and residential regions, including Mangadu, Alandur, Valasaravakkam, and Madhavaram. The project would provide benefits to over 22.67 lakh people. The facility should be operational by the end of 2024, according to the water agency’s proposal.
Nehru noted that the upcoming plant to treat 150 mld of seawater at Nemmeli will be commissioned in three months. About 9 lakh residents living in areas such as Velachery, Madipakkam, St. Thomas Mount, Medavakkam and Keelkattalai will be supplied by this plant
