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Volume 5, Issue 1, September 2017

Water ATM's is Digitalization of Water the Solution?

Published
2017-09-01

Abstract

Water is the very basic requirement of all the lives existing on the earth. But, the ground issue and a harsh reality is that this very basic necessity is not easily accessible and available to everybody. Anand Shah, the founder of Primal Sarvajal gave a partial solution to it by the technological brainchild "Water ATM‟s". Water ATM‟s are automated water dispensing units, which provide communities 24/7 safe water access. They are solar powered and cloud connected, thus enabling remote tracking of water quality. The program is aimed at achieving low-cost scalable solutions serving "Safe Water to All". It uses Global system for mobile communications (GSM) technology and works on pay per use. The cost per liter of water through these ATM‟s is 30 paise per litre thus, making this very affordable. It works on franchise model under which the cost of installation is around 9.74 lakhs pert ATM.

The target audience is villages, slums, schools and public places. The pilot projects have been initiated in Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi, Assam, Chhattisgarh and many more. The main investors who are involved in this project are-L&T, HSBC, Nestle, Lupin, Honda, Cairn.

Though, many hiccups and questions still unanswered, but it taken forward with a healthy approach, Water ATM‟s are the solution to rising and alarming water issues not only in India, but around the Globe.

Keywords

  • Digitalization
  • Water
  • ATM.

How to Cite

Chopra, M., & Gogia, S. (2017). Water ATM’s is Digitalization of Water the Solution?. PARIDNYA- The MIBM Research Journal, 5(1), 22–26. Retrieved from http://www.mibmparidnya.in/index.php/PARIDNYA/article/view/118547

References

  1. http://mineralwaterprojectinformation.org/article/category/water-atm/
  2. http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/business/under-csr-initiative-maruti-suzuki-sets-up-water-atms/284096.html
  3. http://theviewspaper.net/water-atms-indias-solution-to-clean-water/
  4. www.sarvajal.com/water-atm.php
  5. www.downtoearth.org.in/coverage/water-atm-39930
  6. www.imtfi.uci.edu/files/docs/2013/journeysforwater-book_min.pdf

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