Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board

Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board
Statutory corporation overview
Formed14 June 1978 (46 years ago) (1978-06-14)
JurisdictionGovernment of Tamil Nadu
HeadquartersChennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Minister responsible
Statutory corporation executive
  • R. Kirlosh Kumar, IAS, Managing Director
Websitechennaimetrowater.tn.gov.in

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.

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]

  1. ^ a b The Hindu Business Line : Desalination: Answer to Chennai's water woes
  2. ^ Lakshmi, K. (14 December 2012). "Water level in reservoirs goes up over past ten days". The Hindu. Chennai. Retrieved 15 December 2012.