Water ATM water will also be very safe henceforth

Fssai, the Food Business Regulator in India, has posted a draft regulation ( as per FNB News ) that water produced through Water Vending Machines will be subject to tests as per Fssai guidelines. 

Draft Requirements for Standards

• Physical Parameters: 6

• General Parameters: 24

• Toxic Substances: 11 parameters

• Radioactive Residues: 3 parameters

• Microbiological Requirements: 2 parameters

• Pesticide Residues: 18 parameters

We are waiting for the final news to roll-out. When it's there, you can have it. It's still not known, as to :-

• Where will these be tested ? In-house at the ATM, or outside lab
• How frequently the tests need to be in place.
• Who will be the inspecting authority 

Usually under Fssai, if its not under "High Risk", it calls for annual audits. 

This is a different category to be rolled out soon, under 2.10.9 ( At present it ends at 2.10.8. It's interesting to see how this Vending Machine ( Water ATM Water ) will be categorized as :-

FSSAI explains that “water vending machine” means decentralised water purification systems that purify and dispense water and does not include installation intended for use of water for captive consumption. ( FNB News )

Usually Water ATM water uses either municipal water or whatever supplied to it. Although there is an in-built ( usually ) RO system, there as no norm present to check the outlet water. Now it might be in-place.

Good News for consumers

Consumers will have a better trust in drinking water from such a system and if it's implemented well by the govt, this can be an excellent tool to beat plastic pollution. 

What is a Water Vending Machine/ATM ? 

This is a machine which filters water, and dispenses through a tap, in predetermined, mesured quantity into any container placed below. They can be card/coin driven. Water ATM is a very good Business Model.

Water ATMs : Again......

"Chennai getting 50 Water ATMs soon" 

"Ayodhya gets its 1st water ATM"

Seems great news. The projects are truly good, but news is not. Why ? Because it's Govt run-Govt Funded project. The experience so far with Govt funded-run-maintained Water ATMs are no good at all. The reason being it serves the "News" purpose, and funded by you and me.

• The project is noble.
• Money is sanctioned.
• Tenders are floated.
• Agencies are finalised.
• The service part is also in the contract.
• But who inspects ? Don't know.
• Result : Majority of them remain defunct.

Solution ?

Ask Coca Cola to stop Bottled Water and produce Water ATMs. Will it do that ? Never. In fact, Water ATM should be a national level priority. To

• Save Groundwater
• No Plastic

But no-one will come forward. Only a handful of business owners have seen this great opportunity. Yes, Water ATM it is an opportunity. 

Want to increase Profit ? Simple 2 Ideas ..

All we know that Profit is :-

Revenue minus Expenditure

To increase profit:-

• Increase Revenue and / or 
• Reduce Expenditure

What's easy ? : The second : Reduce Expenditure

If you are already running a Water Plant, here are quick 2 ways of investing which will get you massive profits :-

1. Invest in Solar Roof Top System ( Check Video )
2. Invest in Rain Water Harvesting ( Check Video )

Both of these systems are almost 1 time : Fill-Shut-Forget type.

Please check both the videos for both of them and shall be coming up with more & more content on this, as we believe, Profit is the Oxygen for businesses.

Economic ways for groundwater through ancient wisdom in India

As we all are aware, the Rishi-Culture was well established in India ( rather the "indus" valley ). This small writes about a very profound study of groundwater by a Rishi "Varh-Mihir". Let me first summarise the work he has done regarding Groundwater :-

He has identified Trees,Species & Soil, which can tell us where the source stream will be which leads to an aquifer. His research is backed up by many experiemnets ( obviously ). In 1980, The GOI alongwith ISRO, funded a research in the Chittoor part of Andhra. Some 150 borewells were dug, and every borewell got water. 

There must be many books available, however, I have read a book in Marathi, autored by Prof Rajani Jashi & published by Sakal Prakashan, called "जमिनीखालील पाण्याच्या शोधाचे प्राचीन शास्त्र". Many experiments were conducted near Barshi, Maharahtra & it can safely concluded that the Rishi's methods can be well implemented in India, at least where urbanisation has not spoilt the environment. From where the references were taken.

Who was Varah-Mihir ?

He was born on 20th March in 6th Century, 505, And lived long till 587. He lived in Ujjain, near Indore & served lord Vikramaditya. Out of many books he wrote, the "Brihat-Samhita" relates to the water enthusiasts. Moreover, the "Dakargal" ( दकार्गल ) chapter from the same. "Dak" meaning udak... Water & "Argala" meaning the signs of finding water.