Homegrown technology-based water purifiers will soon begin meeting the potable water requirements of nearly 50,000 households in Uttarakhand where fear of disease looms large after flash floods.
Around 23 water purifying units, operating on - hollow fibre membrane ultrafiltration - technology developed by the Central Salt Marine & Chemical Research Institute (CSMCRI) here, would soon be installed in the Himalayan state.
"One of our licensee will soon be installing 23 water purifying units in Uttarakhand capable of dispensing 5,000 to 7,000 litres of potable water per hour," CSMCRI director Dr Pushpito Ghosh told PTI.
Fear of contamination and outbreak of water borne disease looms large in Uttarakhand after the flash floods in the hilly state last month, as large number of bodies still remain 'untraced' there.
"To be installed in Tehri and Rudraprayag, these units...Will have a combined safe water dispensing capacity of 1.5 to 2 lakh litres per day, adequate to cover around 50,000 households," he said.
CSMCRI had licenced its ultrafiltration technology to a Pune-based private company, a few years back. The company, in association with a NGO, will begin installing the purifiers in Uttarakhand soon.
"They are likely to be installed in next few weeks," Ghosh said, adding that the ultrafiltration technology gets rid of turbidity, bacteria, viruses and objectionable odour.
"More such units can be installed there if the situation demands so," he said.
