The Business Line 13.07.2009

Clean water project

Nagara Gopal

Women carrying pots of water from a water purification plant owned and operated by self-help group members in Mondigowrelli village in Ranga Reddy district. The plant, costing about Rs 2 lakh, uses the reverse osmosis (RO) process to manufacture purified water that is sold at Rs 5 for a 20-litre can. Over 100 families are buying the purified water in this village, a fluoride-hit area, about 60 km from Hyderabad. The Andhra Pradesh Government plans to set up more such plants across the State.