NIOT to set up green, self powered desalination plant in Lakshadweep. About NIOT: The National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) was established in November 1993. under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India. Aim of NIOT is to develop reliable indigenous technologies to solve various engineering problems associated with harvesting of non-living and living resources in the Indian Exclusive Economic Zone(EEZ) which is about two-thirds of the land area of India. Headquarters: Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
