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Solar-powered Desalination plant

March 23 , 2019 2075 days 894 0
  • A team of Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) has set up the country’s first solar-powered desalination plant in Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu.
  • The experimental project is funded by the Ministry of Earth Sciences.
  • The freshwater generated by the plant has only 2 ppm of dissolved salts. For drinking, WHO recommends water with 500 ppm.
  • So, it is mixed with local municipal water before distribution to the public.

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