Removing salt from seawater might help slake some of northern China’s thirst, but it comes at a high price. Chinese officials are fond of grandiose engineering projects.
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[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/desalination
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-supply
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/salt