The Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply & Sewerage Board (CMWSSB), Government of Tamil Nadu has applied for a loan from KfW, Germany towards the part cost of DESIGN, build 150mld capacity desalination plant based on sea water reverse osmosis at Nemmeli, east coast road, Chennai, Tamil Nadu and operation and maintenance for 20 years. However, the balance part shall be paid from AMRUT / State government internal accruals