In the civic budget for the financial year 2023-24, the BMC administration has earmarked Rs 350 crore for this project.
WD News: At a time when Mumbai is facing frequent water cuts, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to set up a new filtration plant inside the existing Filtration Unit of the civic body located in Bhandup.
A filtration plant or a water treatment plant is an industrial facility that purifies the quality of water to make it suitable for potable usages like irrigation and drinking. Since Mumbai gets its water supply from seven lakes, the filtration of water is carried out at the Bhandup unit. At present, there are two units in Bhandup, which can filter about 1,910 Million Litres of Water (MLD) daily and 900 MLD of water daily, respectively.
The 1,910-MLD unit was constructed back in 1979. With the change in the demography of Mumbai and the increase in population, the demand for water supply had risen, following which the 900 MLD plant was commissioned in 2014. Meanwhile, considering the aging infrastructure of the original 1,910-MLD plant, the BMC has now proposed to create a 2000-MLD plant inside the Bhandup facility.
“There is a need for a new water treatment plant in the future as the existing 1,910-MLD treatment plant facility is nearing completion of its useful life and weakness is creeping in. Therefore, a new 2,000-MLD plant will be constructed and during the process, the existing plant will be kept operational,” Municipal Commissioner and state-appointed administrator Mr Iqbal Singh Chahal’s budget statement read.
Source & image courtesy: Indian Express
