Tag: Chennai

WABAG led joint venture secures DBO order towards South East Asia’s largest Sea Water Desalination project with capacity of 400 MLD, worth about INR 4,400 Crores, funded by JICA

VA TECH WABAG (‘WABAG’), a leading pure-play water technology Indian Multinational Group, further enhanced its leadership position in the Global Desalination market, by securing a Design, Build, Operate (‘DBO’) order, for the 400 Million Litres per Day (MLD) Sea Water Reverse Osmosis (‘SWRO’) Desalination Project from Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (‘CMWSSB’) worth about INR 4,400 Crores. The project is scheduled to be executed under the leadership of WABAG in joint venture with Metito Overseas Limited (‘Metito’). This DBO order includes the scope of Design, Engineering, Procurement, Construction,…

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Greater Chennai Corporation cuts down allocation for waste management.

CHENNAI: The solid waste department has received 50% less funding than previous years, and there is no mention of improving toilets or basic sanitation. A competition has been announced, and councillors and officials will benefit if their wards are designated as litter-free. There is a meagre 260 cr allocation this year, down from `424 crore last year. GCC clarified that there was a lot of focus on source segregation and solid waste disposal projects that will be implemented using the Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0 funds. According to chief engineer N…

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Chennai: New desalination plant to be set up by 2023; nine lakh city residents to be benefitted

Chennai: New desalination plant to be set up by 2023; nine lakh city residents to be benefitted

A new desalination plant is in progress and will be set up by April 2023 at Nemmeli. The second desalination plant will provide a drinking water supply to around nine lakh residents of Chennai. The new plant, built at a cost of Rs 1,259.38 crore, has the capacity to desalinate 150 million liters per day (MLD). The residents of Ullagaram Puzhudhivakkam, Velachery, Madipakkam, Sholinganallur, Alandur, IT Corridor, St Thomas Mount, and Pallavaram will be supplied with water once the plant is set up. On Tuesday, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK…

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New World Bank Project to Support Southern Indian City of Chennai Deliver Better Services to its People

New World Bank Project to Support Southern Indian City of Chennai Deliver Better Services to its People

The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved a $150 million program to support the Government of Tamil Nadu’s vision of making Chennai into a world-class city that is more green, livable, competitive, and resilient to climate change and other shocks. The $150 million Chennai City Partnership: Sustainable Urban Services Program will help strengthen institutions, improve the financial health of service agencies, and drive significant improvements in the quality of four key urban services — water supply and sewerage, mobility, health, and solid waste management. The Chennai Metropolitan Area,…

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