Availability of potable water under emergency situations like flood will soon be a reality.
For researchers of the Geo-Environment Division of the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) have come up with a water filter for such purposes.
The water filter, called NEERI-ZAR and designed by Mr Subhash Andey, Mr Prakash Kalker and Mr Madan Nanoti has already received the Nina Saxena Excellence in Technology Award at the IIT-Kharagpur this year.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/new-water-filter-floods
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/statesman-kolkata
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-pollution
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-treatment-technology
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-supply
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/national-environmental-engineering-research-institute-neeri
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/calcutta-d