India's domestic pilot plant for capturing and purifying helium from geothermal springs, operated by VECC under the Department of Atomic Energy, is located at which site?
- Puga Valley, Ladakh
- Bakreshwar, West Bengal
- Manikaran, Himachal Pradesh
- Tattapani, Chhattisgarh
Answer: Bakreshwar, West Bengal
The Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre (VECC) has established a pilot plant at the Bakreshwar Thermal Springs in West Bengal, which release gases containing about 1.4% helium, to capture, purify and liquefy the gas.