NITI Aayog plans setting up desalination plants along 7,800-km coastline

NITI Aayog is working on a plan to set-up desalination plants along India’s 7,800-km coastline, according to a report in The Economic Times. The plants will desalinate sea water which would then be supplied to population centres through a pipeline network.

This comes at a time when severe water shortages have been observed in major urban areas such as Chennai. Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government has made countrywide sufficient clean water supply by 2024 a top priority.

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https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/niti-aayog-plans-setting-up-desalination-plants-along-7800-km-coastline-4183971.html