04 May 2016
Ensuring Accessible Safe Drinking Water Across The Underprivileged Groups Of People At Low Cost
Portable Purifier for Hand-pumps developed by Centre for Social Consulting India, Mumbai
(Prototype-1)
At Inception, CSC India Team has designed “I” shape purifier for hand-pumps. There are absorbent beds that removes the 99% arsenic from the water and kill the bacteria instantly.
Adsorbent Bed
(Iron coated sand, activated carbon and activated earth)
Disinfectant
(Chlorine tablet)
(Prototype-2)
Post pilot changes were made in Prototype- 2
The changes were done in product design due to the following reasons:
o Uncomfortable to keep the bucket under the attached purifier (P-1)
o Continuous blockage while taking water from the hand-pumps
(Prototype-3)
How does it work?
• Work on Manual Pressure
• No electricity required
Results:
• Brings contamination level under permissible limit i.e. 0.01ppm
• Removes 99.99% Bacteria and Virus.
• Removes Turbidity, Color, Odor & TDS