Water contamination is an issue that affects almost everyone in Bangalore. A variety of water sources are available in the city, many of which incur some type of pollution along the line between source and distribution. Regardless of source, the burden of treatment quite often falls on the end consumer. It is typically their choice […]
Category Archives: Bangalore Water Quality
Getting Clean Water
While many in Bangalore depend on packaged drinking water services, others rely on in-house treatment systems for the water piped directly to their homes. While some systems like reverse osmosis and ultraviolet irradiation require a high upfront investment, other more affordable but slower options include gravity filtration and boiling. Despite their respective disadvantages, the city’s high […]
Bangalore Income Patterns
Income plays a big role in how Bangalore’s residents address their water contamination. While reduced water quality is almost ubiquitous throughout the city, many can afford to either buy clean, prepacked water or invest in household treatment systems. Therefore, Pure Paani has endeavored to develop a model of the city’s income patterns by ward. By […]
Bangalore Factor Integration
In order to understand which regions of Bangalore would most benefit from affordable, portable water treatment services, Pure Paani has combined Janaagraha’s 2013 water quality data with the 2011 Indian Census’s household amenity data as a proxy for income. This process presents an applicability score, out of 5, for each ward. A ward with a high […]
Bangalore Water Testing
Pure Paani is visiting a series of target communities in order to learn more about what people think about their drinking water. Topics of interest include source dependability, source quality, treatment cost and treatment convenience. While many wards present potential applicable communities, those with focus factors above 4 present the highest priority for visits. During […]
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