Contaminated water in drains - Dundahera, Gurgaon, in Gurugram

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Just metres away from the Swajal water hut in Dundahera, Gurgaon, contaminated water is seen flowing down the drains in the street. Kids exposed to this water are prone to diseases should it be ingested. This water carries a big risk to the overall well being of families. Swajal is an attempt to provide people with pure water in the villages and illegal settlements in India. In a country where water is a rare commodity, Advait Kumar noticed the lack of access laborers have to drinking water. In designing the Swajal vending machine, it solves two problems: power cuts and access to drinking water, thus even with the grid not being operational, purified water can still be available. The Swajal vending machine is engineered to use solar power, to cleanse contaminated water by putting it thr