Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd to set up desalination plant – India City-based Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals limited (MRPL) is to set up a permanent desalination plant to produce industrial quality fresh water, the company managing director M Venkatesh has said. The proposed 70 MLD (million litres per day) plant at Tannirbhavi is expected to be commissioned by the end of next year, he told reporters on July 6. MRPL will avoid a crisis during next summer by deploying a portable desalination plant. (LINK). HIWI042019-07-08T15:06:11+02:00