Phase II of Grundfos Foundation’s ‘100 pumps 100 villages’ brings water to 32 Indian villages

Grundfos Foundation has announced that it has completed its Phase II of ‘100 pumps 100 villages’ project bringing clean water to remote locations in India. During Phase II, 32 solar pumps were installed in villages across Orissa and Maharashtra.

In December 2014, Grundfos Foundation, Grundfos India and Sunlit Future commenced this noble initiative and installed self-sustaining solar pumping solutions for bringing in clean water to villages across the country. The first and second phase of the project has delivered water to people across 60 villages in Orissa, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. Phase III will install the remaining 40 pumps in the course of 2016.

Bringing in solar pumping solutions for these villages made a huge socioeconomic impact, changing lives of the villagers, especially women and young girls. This initiative has helped the localities to cut down their time spent on collecting clean water; resulting in giving them time to involve in other productive activities like education and other livelihood opportunities. It gives women time for their family and themselves. The consumption and usage of clean water through more hygienic surroundings is expected to reduce water/sanitation related diseases and increase nutritional levels in people.

The project promoted a healthy and better standard of living among the rural population. Besides providing clean water, the villagers were educated on the hygienic benefits of using toilets and how to dispose human waste in a correct manner.

Speaking on this milestone, Christian Hartvig, Executive Director of the Grundfos Foundationsaid, “Providing sustainable access clean water for the world’s most vulnerable people is central to us. With the completion of Phase II of this project, we have reaped positive measurable outcomes, bringing social transformation to almost 30,000 people across these 60 remote villages.” 

To ensure continuous water supply across rural areas, the SQ Flex energy efficient solar pumps were installed. These pumps are specially designed for remote areas with poor or no access to the electricity grid. Each location underwent water quality and pre-installation tests. Regular water quality tests are done twice a year.