Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid foundation stones of a desalination plant, a hybrid renewable energy park, and a fully automated milk processing and packing plant in Gujarat. Harnessing its vast coastline, Gujarat is taking a significant step towards transforming seawater to potable drinking water with the upcoming desalination plant at Mandvi in Kutch.
The desalination plant, with 10 crore lpd capacity (100 MLD), will strengthen water security in the state by complementing Narmada Grid, Sauni network and treated waste water infrastructure. It is one of the five upcoming desalination plants in the state besides those at Dahej (100 MLD), Dwarka (70 MLD), Ghogha Bhavnagar (70 MLD) and GirSomnath (30 MLD).
The hybrid renewable energy park near Vighakot village will lead to the generation of 30 GW of renewable energy. Spread over 72,600 ha of land parcel, the park will have a dedicated hybrid park zone for wind and solar energy storage, as well as exclusive zone for wind park activities.