India, March 7 -- Earlier we used to drink salty well water. Now everyone in our area is using desalinated water for drinking," said Abdul Rehman, a resident of Kavaratti, while interacting with Union Minister for Earth Sciences and Science and Technology Dr. Jitendra Singh during his visit to the Low Temperature Thermal Desalination (LTTD) plant in the island on Friday.
Rehman was among several local residents who shared their experiences with the Minister as he reviewed the functioning of desalination facilities established by the Ministry of Earth Sciences across the Lakshadweep archipelago to address drinking water shortages.
During the interaction, residents described how access to desalinated water has eased a long-standing challeng...