Odisha to get first desalination plant – India Odisha will get its first desalination plant in Paradip with a capacity of 10 million litres per day, an official said. The proposed plant, to be built at a cost of around Rs 116 crore, is expected to be commissioned by 2021, he said. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to implement the project was signed between the Paradip Port Trust (PPT) and the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Chennai on Monday. (LINK). HIWI042019-07-16T13:27:07+02:00