Niti working out proposal to set up desalination plants along coastline to tide over water crisis – India The Niti Aayog is working on a proposal to set up a string of floating desalination plants in marine waters along the countryâs over 7,500-km coastline, with a view to tide over the water crisis being faced in major urban centres of India. Recently, several parts of the country, especially Chennai, faced severe water crisis, owing to poor storage in various reservoirs following deficit rainfall. âThe Niti Aayog is working on linking desalination of sea waters with the Sagarmala project,â a [âŠ] Niti working out proposal to set up desalination plants along coastline to tide over water crisis – IndiaHIWI042019-08-22T00:28:46+02:00
Metrowater taps all resources to quench Chennaiâs thirst – Chennai Aware of the grim water situation facing the city, Metrowater has initiated about a dozen measures, including erection of new borewells with power pumps, setting up additional filling points and extending operation of tanker lorries. The most serious problem surrounds the level of water in the reservoirs at Poondi, Cholavaram, Red Hills and Chembarambakkam. Cholavaram, the smallest with a total capacity of 1,081 million cubic feet, on Friday had a mere 9 million cubic feet of water. Officials had stopped the drawing from its dead [âŠ] Metrowater taps all resources to quench Chennaiâs thirst – ChennaiHIWI042019-05-04T13:25:59+02:00