Desalination plants back in the reckoning in Keralam, govt. set ups expert committee to study feasibility
The Kerala government has formed a 13-member expert committee to evaluate the technical and financial feasibility of building seawater desalination plants. This initiative aims to address chronic drinking water shortages in the state's coastal regions.
Why it matters
As climate change impacts water security, desalination is becoming a critical infrastructure consideration for coastal regions facing supply vulnerabilities.
The UDF government is actively considering a proposal to establish desalination plants along the Keralam coast in a bid to address drinking water shortages.
The Water Resources department has constituted a 13-member expert committee to “study the technical and financial feasibility of establishing desalination plants in the coastal regions of Keralam and to submit appropriate recommendations to government.”
Although proposals for establishing desalination plants have been in the reckoning for some years, no project has been commissioned so far. The expert committee is chaired by the Technical Member, Kerala Water Authority (KWA), and has as its convenor, the Chief Engineer (Sewerage, Project Planning and Development and WASCON), KWA.
The formation of the panel follows a meeting chaired by Minister for Water Resources Mons Joseph in July this year.
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