The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, on Monday, invited bids to set up a desalination plant with a capacity of  200 MLD per day in the western suburbs of the city, according to a PTI report. According to the report, an official said that the civic agency called for bids for the construction of the desalination plant in the Manori area, its operation and maintenance for 20 years.

The official told PTI that although the bids have been invited for setting a 200 MLD capacity plant, it should be "expandable to 400 MLD" and added that the intended firms have one month to submit their bids for the project. The official further said that the project has received all sanctions including approval from the Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA).