Organic Aqua Solutions
Indigeneous technologies and Nature-baseed solutions for Pure, Safe & Healthy Drinking Water.
2, 73,000 annual under-5 deaths attributable to unsafe water & sanitation. Highest child mortality from waterborne diseases globally
Organic Arsenic Sorber (OaS) is a treated laterite based nano-porus media for the removal of Arsenic and other heavy-metals from the water. Listed as top-100 technologies from India, this award winning adsortion based media is low-cost, long-life, and TCL Protocol complient is a robust solution for critical water quality soltion.
Our activated charcoal based media has nano-silver & nano-copper impregnation to ensure 99.5%+ remidiation of micro-organism in the water, without using any synthetic material. Different kinds of charcoal bassed media has been optimised for different kinds of use cases; ranging from drinking water purification to Net-Zero solutions. Â
Our approach
This mission aligns with the United Nations Decade for Action Agenda (2018-2028) and supports the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 2030). By integrating clean water access with an eco-conscious economic system, the initiative empowers rural communities while ensuring environmental sustainability.
The BarterWATER initiative is based on an innovative incentive system that rewards efforts in community action with Rainbow Credits. These credits can be redeemed for clean drinking water from OAS Spring units or exchanged for essential nature-based goods and services, fostering a culture of responsible water use at the grassroots level.Â
In addition to the innovative ‘barter-for-impact’ model, the solution is deploying pioneering research from IIT-Kharagpur to tackle Arsenic contamination in the water sources using commonly found laterite mineral for binding and safe disposal of Arsenic.Â
Arsenic has had a devastating health impact on communities across at least eight States in North India, where communities lack affordable and easy-to-deploy solutions and suffer from high cancer rates.Â
With technological innovation, strong institutional support, and active community participation, the BarterWATER initiative is paving the way for a water-secure and environmentally responsible future, proving that sustainable solutions can be both impactful and scalable.
Technology Emergence
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Technology Innovation
The technology emerged from the labs of department of Chemical Engineering at IIT Kharagpur under the leadership of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Awardee Prof. Shirshendu De
The research & developement of the technology innovation was funded by Department of Science & Technology (DST), Govt. of India, under the Water Mission of India to IIT Kharagpur
Global Cleantech Innovation Program
Incubation and Accelaration
Scaling up of technology from lab to market was done under the program GCIP with a collected effort of UNIDO, GEF, Clean Tech Open, and MSME Govt. of India.
Pilot Implementation
UNICEF
First Pilot
UNICEF funded first pilot was deeployed in a free primery school at 24th Paragna district in West Bengal, the district is majorly affected with Arsenic poisioning
PHED, Govt. of. Jharkhand
Second Pilot
Public Health Engineering Department of Government of Jharkhand funded the pilots in five location in Saibganj division, affected with Arsenic Poisioning
NECTAR, DST Govt. of India
Third Pilot
North-East Centre for Technology Application and Reach (NECTAR), Govt. of India funded 4 pilot plants in 3 Arsenic poisioned districts in Assam; Baksa, Nalbari and Barpeta.
Technology Validation
TATA Memorial Centre
Health Impact Assessment
TATA Memorial Centre conducted a study on impact in one of the cluster of villages, in Saharsa district in Bihar, where OaS water purification units got installed.Â
TIFAC, Govt. of India
TCL Protocol validation
The technology was validated by Technology Information and Forcasting Assesment Council (TIFAC), Govt. of India; specifically for TCL Protocol and recomended for funding by SIDBI
Indian Innovators Association
Listed as Top-100 Innovations
Laterite based water purification Technology is listed as top-100 innovation, and no. 1 in the list of WASH segment by Indian Innovators Association in year 2023.Â
Technology Development
NRDC, DSIR, GoI
IP Development Support
National Reserch & Devlopment Corporation (NRDC) provides support and assistance for the protection of Intellectual property, including patents, copyright and trademark. Â
MECON Limited
Scaling-up of Manufacuring Unit
Signed MoU with MECON Limited (A Government of India Enterprise) for engineering consultacy for settinng up of scaled-up manufacturing unit of OaS Media.
Jharkhand Govt. Tool Room
Retail Product Development
JGTR is supporting us develop products for retail market, such as Portable water purifier for domestic use. JGTR is the host institute for our engagement with MSME Design Challange
Business Development
National Institute of Design
Design Development
NID is the leading Institute of Design in India. NID has signed MoU with us for the design and product development of various products using OaS technology.
Doctors' For You
Healthcare Impact
DFY is a leading healthcare charitable organisation from India. DFY has funded and supported multiple units of OaS Spring in rural areas Bihar and UP.
Bridge 2 Business
Bussiness and Market Develpment
With an experience of serving 1000+ MSMEs, B2B is our digital partner for bussiness & market develpment across our products, services & impact actions.
National Institute of Design
Design Development
NID is the leading Institute of Design in India. NID has signed MoU with us for the design and product development of various products using OaS technology.
Doctors' For You
Healthcare Impact
DFY is a leading healthcare charitable organisation from India. DFY has funded and supported multiple units of OaS Spring in rural areas Bihar and UP.
Bridge 2 Business
Bussiness and Market Develpment
With an experience of serving 1000+ MSMEs, B2B is our digital partner for bussiness & market develpment across our products, services & impact actions.
Awards & Recgnisation
TATA Social Enterprise Challange
Finalist
We are the finalistss at TATA Social Enterprise Challange 2019, organized by Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kolkata
OaS Well household purification unit is the winner at Crompton Ddesign Challange 2022, organised through Startup-India portal of DPIIT.Â
National Startup Awards
Finalists
We are the finalist of National Startup Awards 2020, under the water segment, by Ministry of Commerce and Industries, Government of India.
Ashirvad Water Challange
Finalist
We are the finalists of Ashirvad Water Challange, organized by the Nudge Institute, in association with Offce of Principal Scientic Advisor, Govt. of India
Innovation in Medical Science
Top-3 Innovation
Innovation festival at the House of the President of India, technology was awarded as the top-3 innovation to impact in healthcare; jointly by ICMR, BIRAC & NIF.
MSME Idea Hackathon
Winner
We are the winner of MSME Idea Hackathon 4.0, organised by MSME Govt. of India, the grant was processsed through JGTL Ranchi.
Lives impacting
Daily Water Purifying
Money Saved
Tokens Issued
Testimonials
A glipmse of unique perspective shared by different stakeholders of our missions.
Join Hands for a Sustainable Future
A nature-based circular-economy is the way to the future.Â
Whats New?
We are always trying something new. Sucess or failiur, its always a step forward towards our goals.Â
We are happy to support Water Bank Foundation's BarterWATER mission as the technologies emerging from the Labs of IIT Kharagpur is not only creating grassroot level impact, to provide Arsenic-free drinking water, but is also becoming the basis for a nature-based circular-0economy
Ratan Agarwal President, WHEELS Global Foundation