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UPSC 2008: Where was the first desalination plant in India to produce one lakh litres freshwater per day based on low temperature thermal desalination principle commissioned?
(a)Kavaratti
(b)Port Blair
(c)Mangalore
(d)Valsad
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India’s first low-temperature thermal desalination (LTTD) plant with a capacity of 1 lakh litres per day was commissioned by NIOT at Kavaratti (Lakshadweep) in May 2005. The other locations listed received LTTD units only later or of different capacities. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kavaratti?utm_source=openai))
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