ABOUT WATER BANK FOUNDATION

Pioneering a Nature-Centric Digital-Circular-Economy.

We envision a world with safe drinking water, real-time water quality monitoring, and empowered community participation in SDG-Actions incentivised by Rainbow Credits.

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EST. 2023

"Water is the basis of local-sustainable Ecology.
Let it be the basis of local-sustainable Economy."

MAHARASHTRA PUBLIC TRUST ACT 1950

Public Charitable Trust

Water Bank Foundation Trust (WaterBANK) is a registered public charitable trust with registration number E-36066 (Mumbai), constituted to drive ground-level ecological transformation.

HOLISTIC PERSPECTIVE

Ecology & Economy

With a vision to create lasting impact at the bank of the water, WaterBANK brings a unique methodology that bridges community participation with sustainable economic models.

METHODOLOGY

Local Action for Global Impact

Our approach is to build and promote sustainable technologies, management practices, and nature-centric ethos to enable, empower, and engage local communities in combatting the climate crisis.

01

Pure Water Supply

Creating sustainable WaterBANK units to provide pure, safe, and healthy drinking water for communities and agriculture is our prime focus.

02

Waste & Sanitation

Waste management, sanitation, and hygiene directly impact water quality and form a core pillar of our ground operations.

03

Rainbow Credits

Incentivising community participation in water resource management and nature-positive actions through convertible Rainbow Credits.

04

Community Livelihood

Creating direct economic value for local communities through agriculture, education, healthcare, and ecological training programs.

FOUNDATION

What Keeps Us Moving Forward?

"The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. Let us move forward with strong and active faith."

VISION

Ecology to Economy

Water is the basis of local-sustainable Ecology. Our vision is to propagate water as the foundation of a nature-based local-sustainable circular economy.

MISSION

Incentivised Action

To engage local communities into nature-positive actions by rewarding them with drinking water credits, accelerating SDGs at the grassroots level.

GOAL BY 2030

20% Habitat Impact

To provide pure, safe, and healthy drinking water to 20% of habitats affected by critical water quality issues (Arsenic & heavy metals) by 2030.

SACRED MOTTO

यथा जलं जले न्यस्तं सलिलं भेदवर्जितम्। प्रकृतिं पुरुषं तद्वदभिन्नं प्रतिभाति मे।।

— Avadhuta Gita (Verse 51) —

"When water from one source mingles into another, it becomes indifferent. Similar to that nonduality of water, Human & Nature just appear to be different."

LEADERSHIP

Meet the Team

Saket Kumar

STRATEGY & EXECUTION

Alumnus of IIT Kharagpur, former GE Risk Analyst, Founding President of WaterBANK.

Nishant Ojha

COMMUNICATION & OUTREACH

Alumnus of IIT Kharagpur and IIM Bangalore, founder of Bridge2Business.

B D Awasthi

TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING

Alumnus of IIT Kanpur, founder and CEO of Whirlybird Electronics.

Apurv Gupta

OPERATIONS & LOGISTICS

Alumnus of NICMAR Goa, co-founder and Director at VBEPL owning OAS & TAP@APP.

Prahlad Kakar

SENIOR ADVISOR

Renowned Brand Strategist and founding member of Water BANK Foundation.

Rashi Bhatnagar

STRATEGIC ADVISOR

Alumnus of Univ of Alabama & Rutgers Univ, founding trustee of WBF.

Madhur Khanna

WATER ADVISOR

Architect in Washington DC, Water Council Chair at WGF, strategic advisor.

Nitant Mate

TECH ADVISOR

Alumnus of Colorado State University, Founder of SeeGreen Solutions.

65,489 Lives Impacted
800+ KL Daily Water Purified
$2M+ Money Saved
950B Tokens Issued
ENDORSEMENTS

Voices of Impact

"Department of Science and Technology is proud to be associated with low cost locally available material based indigenous technology for arsenic removal. We hope the technology would lead to benefit the masses."

Dr. Sanjay Bajpai Head of Technology Mission, DST, GoI

"Water is the central artery linking all aspects of sustainable development. 'Water flows through the entire sustainable development landscape,' bridging human well-being and climate action."

Li Junhua Under-Secretary-General of UN DESA

"We are happy to support Water Bank Foundation's BarterWATER mission as the technologies emerging from the Labs of IIT Kharagpur are creating grassroot level impact to provide Arsenic-free drinking water."

Ratan Agarwal President, WHEELS Global Foundation

"It's commendable that WaterBANK's efforts are focused to provide clean and safe drinking water in Arsenic affected areas, encouraging community participation in lieu of drinking water credits."

Avinash Mishra Senior Advisor, Niti Aayog, Govt. of India

"The Saffron Bowl of India extends to the NorthEast. Plants from seeds transported from Kashmir to Sikkim and acclimatised there are now flowering in Yangyang in South district of Sikkim. (Addressing Parliament regarding KESAR Mission)"

Dr. Jitendra Singh Cabinet Minister DoNER, Govt. of India

Join Hands for a Sustainable Future

A nature-based circular economy is the path to sustainable human progress.

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