According to Water Aid, 1 billion Indians are living in water scarce areas. Niti Aayog reports that 75% of Indian households do not have piped drinking water supply on premise and of the remaining 25%, 70% receive contaminated water. The non-piped sources of water like wells, ponds and rivers are full of life-threatening contamination. As per Government data, 7 Indians are killed and 36,000 Indians suffer from water borne diseases every day. People are well aware of the dangers of contaminated water, but unfortunately, they do not have any viable alternatives. The go-to method of filtering water in India is Reverse Osmosis (RO), but it is expensive and discards at least 3 litres of water for every litre purified, whereas boiling water requires fuel which has a massive carbon footprint making it unsustainable for our climate. Impure water is inducing inequalities and poverty, thereby pushing human development back. It is this question of survival that we are passionate about solving. Project

Vardan Water Purifier seeks to counter all these issues.

Our technology upgrades the conventional bio-sand filters to make them more resilient and user friendly. Made for a massive purification volume of 150,000 litres of water, when used at the rate of 40 litres per day, the shelf life of Vardan Water Purifier is 10 years! The end product is very affordable, wastes no water, requires no external energy or pumps and works for all water sources emitting zero carbon emissions. Two core technologies function simultaneously - first, an inexpensive way of synthesising graphene used for removing physical impurities and second, the conversion of electronic waste to solar cells that powers UVc Germicidal light inside the system.

Input water can enter the system in either automatic (via piped line) or manual (pour by hand) mode. Water is purified within 10 seconds via gravity. With no regular investment required and a zero-learning curve, this solution provides people with a practical option to purify water, thereby saving many lives.

Water purifiers have a direct impact on social and economic development. An effective water purification system would not only improve health conditions within local communities but would also reduce the time and energy expenditures necessary for water collection. Time and money that was once spent purifying water could now be allocated towards more productive activities, such as working, education, food production, and caring for children, boosting the income, nutrition, and health of the household.