00845pab a2200145 454500008004000000100003400040245007000074260000900144300001400153362001100167520045400178650001600632650001700648773003400665180718b2005   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aMedeazza, Gregor Meerganz Von  aDesalination in Chennai: what about the poor and the environment?  c2005  ap.949-52.  a18 Mar  aAn analysis of Tamil Nadu's decision to construct a 100 million litres a day sea water desalination plant to tackle Chennai's water crisis. But this energy-intensive technology would be responsible for greenhouse gas emissions and uncontrolled brine discharges. It will also encourage social and environmental dumping. Ultimately, the issue is the purpose to be served by the desalination plant and who it will primarily (not) benefit. (Reproduced).  aEnvironment  aWater supply  aEconomic and Political Weekly