There are also direct use opportunities, e.g. for food dehydration, such as for seasonal food grains, vegetables or fruits. This could help farmers sell their produce long after harvest. Sircar said that CEGE is also working on geothermal atlas of Gujarat.
The state currently has about17 identified hot water springs or geysers including Lasundra, Tuwa, Kawi, Tulsishyam, Lalpur, etc. where the water of varied quality and temperature is found. The atlas will consist of salient features of each hot spring in terms of surface temperature, reservoir temperature, thermal gradient and geochemistry of water.
