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| New Desalination Potable Water Plant
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A new desalination plant for conversion of sea
water into potable water is to be completed by the end of
May 2005. The plant with a capacity of one lakh litre per
day at Kavaratti, Lakshadweep will be based on Low Temperature
Thermal Desalination System (LTTD). The cost of desalination
would be around 25 paise per litre at Kavaratti, Lakshadweep.
This information was given by Shri Kapil Sibal,
Minister of State for Science and Technology and Ocean Development
in reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today. The Minister
also informed that the National Institute of Ocean Technology
(NIOT), Chennai has successfully demonstrated two laboratories
scale desalination plants based on LTTD system having a capacity
of 500 and 5000 litre per day.
Source : Ministry
of Science & Technology
Date : May 12, 2005
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