Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board
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Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board, known shortly as CMWSSB, is a statutory board of Government of Tamil Nadu which provides water supply and sewage treatment to the city of Chennai and its metropolitan region.
Statutory corporation overview | |
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Formed | 14 June 1978 (46 years ago) (1978-06-14) |
Jurisdiction | Government of Tamil Nadu |
Headquarters | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
Minister responsible | |
Statutory corporation executive |
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Website | chennaimetrowater |
Chennai is one of the metros in India that are dependent mostly on ground water supply. Ground water in Chennai is replenished by rain water and average rainfall in Chennai is 1276 mm.[1] Chennai receives about 985 million liters per day (mld) from various sources against the required amount of 1200 mld and the demand is expected to rise to 2100 mld by 2031.[1] The newly constructed Minjur desalination plant adds another 100 mlds to the city's growing demand.
As of 2012, Chennai Metrowater supplies about 830 million litres of water every day to residents and commercial establishments.[2]