One of the most serious problems being faced
in the rural areas is that of safe drinking water (clean,
odorless and free from bacterial contamination). Water born
diseases like dysentery, jaundice and typhoid are the leading
attributed to the contaminated water. The supply of safe drinking
water has been emphasized in all the National plans and programmes.
In rural areas, water is usually obtained from wells, ponds,
lakes etc. Women at times have to fetch portable water from
far off places. The conventional methods used to obtain portable
water in the rural areas are complicated and expensive. Therefore,
simple and in expensive, water purification methods have been
developed.
A low cost system developed to provide enough
drinking water in rural areas is a 'Portable Water Purifications
unit' which uses specially developed chlorine tablets. Water
is poured in the main tank manually. Required quantity of
chlorine tablets are added and the water is stirrer. The stirred
water is passed through chamber containing filter beds of
charcoal, gravel and sand, Pure, disinfected and filtered
water is finally obtained through taps fitted to the collecting
chamber.
Plant Parameters
Capacity,
500 Litres
Land Reqd., m2
10 m2
Manpower
Unskilled
1
Raw Material
Chlorine tablets
50mg tablet/ litre
Utilities
Raw water, KL
500 Litre
Plant & Machinery
Water Purification Unit
1
For further information
please contact :
National Research Development Corporation
( A Government of India Enterprise )
20-22, Zamroodhpur Community Center
Kailash Colony Extension
New Delhi 110 048. India
Tel: 91-11-26419904, 26417821, 26480767, 26432627
Fax: 011-26231877, 26460506, 26478010
Website: www.nrdcindia.com
