Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Salt-Mountains-at-Sambhar-Salt-Lake-27MZIFI5S39R.htmlConceptually similarSalt Flats of Sambhar Salt LakeGP02AJLCompleted★★★★Salt Mountains at Sambhar Salt LakeGP026MTCompleted★★★★Carrying Water in Kotri VillageGP026MOCompleted★★★★Salt Flats of Sambhar Salt LakeGP026MRCompleted★★★★Carrying Water in Kotri VillageGP026MPCompleted★★★★Water from Storage TankGP026MVCompleted★★★★Solar-powered Water DesalinationGP026NBCompleted★★★★Solar-powered Water Desalination in Rajasthan, IndiaGP02AJKCompleted★★★★Solar-powered Reverse Osmosis PlantGP026N0Completed★★★★View AllGP026MSSalt Mountains at Sambhar Salt LakeTeja Ram walks past salt mountains, harvested and stored for transportation next to the Sambhar Salt Lake, Rajasthan. The lake provides work for locals harvesting salt, but has also made groundwater reserves highly saline for many kilometres around. A solar-powered desalination plant has now been installed in Manthan, an NGO headed by Teja Ram in nearby Kotri village. It provides fresh drinking water to around 1000 people every day.Locations:Asia-India-Rajasthan-TiloniaDate:10 Aug, 2010Credit:© Prashanth Vishwanathan / GreenpeaceMaximum size:3000px X 2000pxKeywords:Climate (campaign title)-Day-KWCI (GPI)-Local population-Manual workers-One person-Outdoors-Salt Mining-Salts-Water pollutionShoot:Solar-powered Water Desalination in RajasthanThe Sambhar Salt Lake is India's largest lake, situated in east-central Rajasthan. The population that lives nearby are facing increasing water shortage not just due to changing rain patterns and the rapid desertification of the state, but also as the salt lake has salinated the groundwater supply for many kilometres around. With no alternative in the dry months, many are forced to drink the heavily-salted water. Yet in Kotri village, Ajmer district, residents can now draw clean drinking water from a reverse osmosis plant powered by solar photovoltaic panels. The technician who cares for the system is a local villager who received little formal education yet learned to manage the plant in just six days. Around one thousand people draw safe water from the plant, which produces 500-600 litres of fresh water per hour.Related Collections:Decentralised Renewable Energy Report (All Photographers)