Grundfos’ AQPure marks its place in the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation’s innovation portal

Jal Jeevan Mission and Swachh Bharat Mission recommend Grundfos’ AQPure, a solar energy-based water treatment plant based on ultra-filtration, as an innovative solution. AQPure’s selection marks its place as an innovative technology under the list of recommended technologies of the Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation’s innovation portal. 

Grundfos’ AQPure is an automated water treatment solution that works on solar power, designed to provide drinking water, even in remote locations. It is a pre-fabricated and modular water treatment plant that provides a reliable and affordable water supply. It is capable of supplying water to inaccessible and isolated areas where secured and cost-efficient drinking water systems are a rarity, making AQPure an ideal solution for Jal Jeevan Mission’s ambition to provide tap connections to over 191 million rural households in India by 2024. 

R. Rangarajan, Area Sales Director- Water Utility, INDO region, Grundfos, said: “We are pleased that Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Jal Shakti Ministry has recommended AQPure as one of the innovative technologies that can be used in the Jal Jeevan mission program, and appears on its innovation portal. This selection validates AQPure’s ability to supply safe drinking water to remote areas and address the drinking water issues of the country. With the abundance of solar energy in India, products like AQPure can help solarize India’s water needs, eventually cutting down energy consumption and improving cost efficiency. AQPure is bound to make a difference for people in rural India, offering a boost to the government’s water agenda and simultaneously strengthen Grundfos’ commitment to UN’s SDG 6 (water and sanitation).”