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Planning of Underground Saline Water

Maharashtra Board · Class 10 · Water Security

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Card 1Desalination basics

What is desalination?

Answer

Desalination is the process of removing salt from seawater so that it becomes sweet water. The water obtained can be used for drinking, farming, and industry.

Card 2Desalination basics

Why is desalinating seawater important in water crisis areas?

Answer

Many places face falling groundwater levels and changing rainfall. Desalinating seawater can provide extra usable water where fresh water is limited, especially in coastal areas.

Card 3Desalination in India

How many states and union territories of India have a long seashore relevant to desalination potential?

Answer

12 states and union territories of India have a long seashore relevant to desalination potential.

Card 4Desalination economics

What is the average cost of converting seawater into sweet water?

Answer

The average cost of converting seawater into sweet water is only 10 paise per litre. This shows that desalination has become much more affordable than before.

Card 5Desalination projects

What is special about the Sorek Project?

Answer

The Sorek Project in Israel is the largest desalination project in the world. Its desalination cost is just 58 cents, which is about Rs.40 to Rs.50 per 1000 litre.

Card 6Global desalination

How much sweet water does the World Desalination Organization claim is supplied every day worldwide?

Answer

It claims that desalination projects supply 21 billion gallons of sweet water every day worldwide.

Card 7Global and Indian examples

Which countries or regions have desalination projects mentioned as active examples?

Answer

Desalination projects are active in countries like Australia, North Africa, the Caribbean Islands, South Africa, and the United States. In India, such projects are executing in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Prad

Card 8Indian desalination

What project is supplying 100 million litres of fresh water to Chennai?

Answer

A desalination project is supplying 100 million litres of fresh water to Chennai.

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