A short design research study to support Sarvajal - a project that is bringing clean drinking water to urban India through the use of a novel water ATM.
1. Survival Strategies in Urban India
JOURNEYS FOR
WATER
GAURAV BHUSHAN NITIN GUPTA JENNIFER LEE FUQUA
SOMADITYA BANERJEE VAIJAYANTHI IYENGAR JAN CHIPCHASE
10. PROS:
Bottle reuse
CONS:
Waste
$.32 per litre
.5L Bottle
PROS:
Robust
CONS:
Hard to carry around /
Dispensing water requires
additional apparatus
$.07 per litre
15L Can
PROS:
Bottle reuse
CONS:
Waste
$.20 per litre
1.5L Bottle
PROS:
Just-in-time
CONS:
Card needs to be pre-
loaded with cash / Requires
trust in a new technology
$.01 per litre
Sarvajal ATM
PROS:
Just-in-time
CONS:
Can’t be stored, risk of
contamination and litter
problem
$.14 per litre
.25L Pouch
PROS:
“Free” /
A known process
*CONS:
People pay in terms of time
and effort, and sometimes
bribes to the tanker driver /
Unreliable source
Free*
Tanker
Cost comparison
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