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First desalination plant to be set up in Odisha

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BHUBANESWAR: Odisha to get its first desalination plant in Paradip with an ability to handle 10 million liters per day. The proposed plant, to be built at a cost of around Rs 116 crore, is anticipated to be commissioned by 2021.

To implement this project a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Paradip Port Trust (PPT) and the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Chennai on July 15.

According to the MoU, saline water would be made potable for consumption in the PPT Township through Sea Water Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) process.

The MoU was signed between K Ramachandra Rao, chief engineer of PPT and MV Ramana Murthy, project director of NIOT.

“The first-of-its-kind drinking water venture in the state by PPT is a landmark project,” said Rao.

According to an official, the tender for the project is likely to be floated this year. The project is aimed at augmenting the water scarcity in the port township, especially during the summer season.

Team Urban Update

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