Water

A group of individuals and organisations partnered with the Maharashtra government to bring about change in Jalna district which has been struggling with water scarcity, drought and subsequent farmer suicides for decades.

Their zeal to give back coupled with an undying love for their village got these changemakers to come up with a plan to revamp the dying or dead water bodies in their hometowns.

In the absence of a way to track the quality of dirty and clouded water cans, siblings Bharath Govindaraghavan and Balachander G launched BookWater that ensures access to safe drinking water.

Pune’s Abhijit Sathe started JalSevak Solutions to provide an affordable alternative to greywater recycling to Indian households. He has helped install this compact system in residential complexes, individual homes, schools, public toilets, and more, across 12 Indian cities.

Lemnion Green Solutions, a startup inspired by duckweed's potential for wastewater treatment, facilitates the ecological rejuvenation of nullahs and rivers. It employs biological systems to treat wastewater of capacities ranging from 1 KLD [kilolitres per day] to 3,000 KLD.

Gurugram-based Vibha Tripathi and Advait Kumar co-founded a water-tech startup called Boon to ensure clean and safe drinking water is accessible to everyone.

Professor Thalappil Pradeep's research group at IIT Madras discovered affordable and sustainable nanomaterials that can remove impurities — like arsenic (primarily), manganese, uranium and iron — from groundwater and produce affordable clean water in rural areas.

IIT Roorkee professor Abhijit Maiti and his team have developed a simple and affordable technology to remove arsenic and other heavy metals to purify water. He explains how it works.

Asha S of Karnataka-based NGO Arohana has worked tirelessly for two decades towards water conservation and protection. With her work, households have been able to conserve water, earn more, and revive their agricultural lands.

Tamil Nadu resident Nimal Raghavan left his high paying job in Dubai to return to his village and revive water bodies, irrigate land, and help lakhs after Cyclone Gaja.