Mumbai: A desalination plant at Manori, which can supply 200 million litres per day (MLD) of water, is expected to be ready in four years, said industries minister Uday Samant in the assembly on Friday. Once it is ready, 1,000 litres of water is expected to cost around Rs 35, that is, 17p per litre, he said. He said around 4,100 MLD of water is supplied every day to Mumbai, but there is a shortfall of 565MLD. The Rs 4,077-crore desalination plant, which is to operate for 20 years, is being developed by GVPR Engineers Ltd and IDE Technology Ltd. The work order was issued in Dec 2025, said Samant. —Priyanka Kakodkar
