AÑO
2015
CATEGORÍA
Comunidad
OBJETIVOS
Paz, justicia e instituciones sólidas
PAL. CLAVE
clean drinking water, safe water, Water ATM
PAÍS
India
CRÉDITOS
Sarvajal : Anand Shah
LINK
http://imaginationforpeople.org/en/project/sarvajal/
Water ATM
A decentralised filtration system allows a low-cost and extensive distribution of clean water.
Sarvajal is a mass-market drinking water micro-franchise system launched by the Piramal Water, an initiative from the Piramal Foundation. A decentralized filtration system allows a low-cost and extensive distribution of clean water. Sarvajal also created a "Water ATM" which allows costumers to buy the quantity of water they desire, which is a great advantage for low-income villagers who don't need or can't afford large quantities of water in one buy. The Water ATM also allows segregated communities to be reached: "For example, in the town of Laxmangarh, Rajasthan, many current customers would not allow the franchisee to serve people from a different community background (mostly butchers) than their own. However, with the Water ATM in place, the community which had previously not been allowed to drink Sarvajal water had a new point of sale that was separate from the existing customers."