Updated On: 12 March, 2024 07:00 AM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent
BMC says it has got lot of response, hence had to extend

The desalination plant will come up at Manori with a capacity to produce 200 million litres of potable water per day. Representation pic
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has extended the date of submission of tenders for the desalination project. This is the fourth time that BMC has extended the date of submission of the bid worth Rs 3,520 crore.
The civic body issued a tender notice on December 4, 2023, to set up a desalination plant at Manori with a capacity to produce 200 million litres of potable water per day. This could increase to 400 million litres. BMC said this would be a build-operate-transfer project. “We are getting quotes from companies. That’s why we have decided to extend the date to get a better response,” the official added. Meanwhile, BMC has set a target of getting this project approved by June 2024.