Adani Foundation sets up RO plant in Kattupalli village
Move to address drinking water woes of 150
fisherfolk families, besides saving their time & money
Chennai:
May 31st, 2024: With an aim to fulfill the drinking
water requirements of over 150 fisherfolk families, the Adani Kattupalli Port,
through the Adani Foundation, has installed a Reverse
Osmosis (RO) plant of 1,000 LPH (litre per hour) capacity in Kattupalli Kuppam
village of Tiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu. COO of the Adani Kattupalli and
Ennore Port, Captain Madhanmohan, inaugurated the plant on May 31, 2024, in the
presence of the Foundation CSR team, community leaders, panchayat members and
village residents.
Till
now, the Foundation has established three other plants of 1,000 LPH capacity each
with automated functions (ATM-based Water Vending Machine) in four panchayats
of the district, six RO plants of 100 LPH capacity each in five government
schools, and one plant of 100 LPH capacity at a government hospital in Pulicat,
Tiruvallur.
The
Adani Foundation team established these RO plants after realizing that access
and availability of fresh drinking water was a matter of concern for locals in
the region. As the underground water was salty and unsuitable for drinking,
villagers - mostly comprising of members from the fishing community - were
spending around Rs 30 per day to get 20 litres of drinking water for their
daily needs. On a monthly basis, they were forced to spend between Rs 800- Rs
1,000 to fetch potable water from nearby villages, besides their time and
efforts.
Following
its inauguration, the plant was handed over to local leaders of the fishermen
community in the village who will take care of its overall maintenance. They
will be collecting a maintenance fee of Rs 5 for every 20 litres of water from
the villagers.
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