Harmander Singh, Secretary, Municipal Administration and Water Supply DepartmentIn 2021, the Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department will focus on faecal sludge treatment projects, desalination, underground drainage, water supply and integrated stormwater drain projects. We will develop faecal sludge treatment projects at 60 locations, covering smaller urban areas. Many town panchayats will get faecal sludge treatment projects. We plan to establish a desalination plant in Chennai, will 400 million litres per day (mld) capacity. In Villupuram district, a desalination plant of 60-mld capacity will be set up to improve drinking water supply..

Source: The Hindu December 31, 2020 19:40 UTC