Indian State Plans Desalination Plants

The Indian state of Maharashtra plans to set up two desalination plants in Mumbai, investing more than Rs6bn ($128m) in each of the plants.

The proposed plants will initially have a capacity to desalinate 25 million litres a day each, increasing to 100mld once fully operational.

The state government has appointed a consultant for the project and is studying two technologies – reverse osmosis and evaporation – for the projects.

The first phase of the project is expected to be completed by 2013, according to The Times of India.