“We are committed to India in a big way and would like to strengthen Safe Water’s engagement through partnerships at the local and corporate level” stated Kurt Soderlund, CEO, Safe Water Network. He was on a visit to Hyderabad to celebrate the 100^th Safe Water station partnership with Honeywell, India.

Locally know as IJal’s these water stations now provide safe water to more than 3.30 lakh people in Telangana. Speaking at the media conference, Honeywell India President Vikas Chadha committed to another 30 stations by the end of the 2019 benefitting 4.20lakh people. “This is truly a partnership showcasing the power of social enterprise and ease of living”, he said. “The Telangana government has played its part through Mission Bhaghirathi for which we grateful.Our water stations have provided livelihood  to around 400 people many of whom are women giving them both access and income”, he said.

Mr Vikas Chadha also stated that they were happy to partner with SWN as the people and the passion behind the enterprise was world class. Honeywell India had won a Golden Peacock Award for its work with Safe water network and the water treatment facilities meeting global standards in safety in water treatment, using technologies such as reverse osmosis and ultraviolet filtration.

The stations have ‘Water ATMs’ where consumers can use cards to buy water at Rs 5 for 20 litres of water, while all the data regarding filtration and consumption of water is recorded 24/7 by remote satellite monitoring. It is run entirely by the local community who own, operate and generate revenue by running these stations making them sustainable, according to Poonam Sewak, Vice President of Programs at SWN.

For more information please check the organization at  http://www.safewaternetwork.org/

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