MUMBAI: AquaKraft Projects Pvt Ltd announced the launch of its next generation Community Drinking Water Systems & Community Toilet sponsored by DP World, a global multinational logistics corporation, under their sustainability initiative at a tribal village Ransai in Raigad district, Maharashtra.
The village transformation initiative under which these systems are implemented was launched on 4 December 2020 by Aditi Tatkare, Minister of State for Tourism, Industries, Horticulture, Protocol, Law & Judiciary, Sports & Youth Welfare, Information & Public Relations, Government of Maharashtra and Guardian Minister of Raigad district. The launch was also graced by Nidhi Choudhari, Collector, Raigad district, Shradhha Goley, (Head, HR, IR & Admin Dept), World, Sagar Mhatre (HoD, Health Safety & Environment), Nallan Annappan (HoD, Engineering), Vinod Mate, HR Manager, Arunima Singh (Asst Manager, Human Resource) of DP World, C. Sridhar and “Swachh Shree” Dr Subramanya Kusnur, founder, AquaKraft Group, amongst dignitaries from the village panchayat and local administration.
Speaking at the launch Tatkare said, “Uran taluka has seen rapid industrialisation over the past few years, but however focus on development of basic necessities somehow did not happen. It has now begun with the Drinking Water systems & Bio Toilets initiative undertaken by DP World and implemented by AquaKraft. I am extremely grateful to DP World & AquaKraft for having taken this initiative in a tribal area by understanding the need and lauding their commitment to sustainability & community service. They have set a phenomenal example and I request them to undertake many such initiatives which are the need of the hour. I urge the villagers to take full advantage of this programme that provides clean drinking water and basic necessities which are important for human development.”
This intervention, rolled out of AquaKraft 2.0, is a result of AquaKraft’s 10 years of continuous R&D, on ground experience across over 2,000 villages and a representative of Precision Engineering, Innovative Design, Green Technology & Sustainability. The programme, while providing clean drinking water & sanitation, also generates livelihood for women SHGs who will operate and manage the programme leading to sustainability. These SHGs will be identified by the gram panchayat who will be the custodian & monitor of these installations as public infrastructure. The technology used for water filtration works on gravity, does not waste water with no sludge. Similarly, the sanitation technology also works on a bio process with the fecal matter converted to liquid fertilizer through a bio digester which flows down in the ground making the entire initiative Clean, Green & Sustainable.
“It is a momentous occasion for us as this project has been successfully implemented under extremely testing conditions posed by lack of proper access due to difficult terrain, torrential rains and movement control due to the Pandemic. The credit for this totally goes to Team AquaKraft which made it happen despite all odds which strongly exemplifies our philosophy of human service beyond technology & innovation” said Dr Subramanya Kusnur.