AKVO heralds the dawn of a new era; presents India’s most cost efficient and indigenously manufactured Atmospheric Water Generator, producing purest form of water from thin air

AKVO heralds the dawn of a new era; presents India’s most cost efficient and indigenously manufactured Atmospheric Water Generator, producing purest form of water from thin air

~ The human answer to mitigate the global water crisis ~

~ Provides clean and safe drinking water anywhere in the world through plug and play mode ~

~ The endeavour of AKVO is to combat water issues experienced worldwide by providing environmentally conscious water options to homes, businesses, industries, defence and in an emergency situation as a complete disaster relief ~

~ AKVO AWG (Atmospheric Water Generator) machines will be available at the lowest price points ~

~ AKVO boasts of lowest power consumption ~

~ AKVO’s 1000 LPD Machine runs on approximately 7 -10 kilowatts per hour. It operates on 50hz or 60hz and either 208 – 240V (single phase) or 380 – 440V (3-phase) ~

~ AKVO 1000 and AKVO 5000 will be available soon for industrial consumption along with AKVO 100, AKVO 300 and AKVO 500 for household and other institutional use ~

Kolkata, 6^th October, 2017: Currently India holds the undesirable title of having the highest number of rural people without access to clean water. Although being home to nearly a sixth of the world’s population, India only gets 4% of the Earth’s fresh water. Already more than half of Asia’s third-biggest economy faces high water stress. By 2030, demand is expected to outstrip supply by around 50%. With scientists and geologists trying to find avenues to arrest the attrition of groundwater and climate change, it is time our Country gets its first indigenously manufactured Atmospheric Water Generator (AWG) technology. Designed by Kolkata, AKVO, a unit of Trishan Exports Pvt. Ltd. Is the vision of second generation entrepreneur, Mr. Navkaran Singh Bagga, Director, AKVO and his team of researchers. The prototype of this new price efficient purifier based on AWG platform was showcased in Kolkata, which will soon be launched along with the industrial machines of AKVO 1000 and AKVO 5000 models across India.

Speaking elaborately about this dream project, Mr. Navkaran Singh Bagga, Director, AKVO, said, “With only 60% of water ready for consumption by 2030, India and rest of the world is staring at a global crisis, unless we care about our environment. The hour has come to try and find sustainable solutions to minimize the use of groundwater and innovate to develop cost efficient technology to provide clean drinking water for mankind. The Indian market is still in its nascent stage when it comes to adopting AWG technology. At AKVO, we are working towards manufacturing the most cost efficient AWG machine indigenously to cater to both industrial and household use. The depleting fresh water reserves along with rapid industrialization in India should augment the demand for AWG products in next few years. Alongside manufacturers need the policy and regulatory support from Government, Municipal bodies and Environment Activists to propose installation of AWGs to address the need of fresh drinking water.”

In line with the vision of the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, AKVO will be manufacturing all the products indigenously in India at their manufacturing unit near Kolkata. The current capacity of the company is 800 Industrial units per Month and will be scaled up to 2000 units over the course of next 6 months. It is the vision of Mr. Navkaran Singh Bagga, who as a second generation entrepreneur from Kolkata has come up with a solution to find answer with resilience required to save undue usage of groundwater and year on year operating and maintenance cost with RO filters. With the Union Government already planning adequate measures to address the depleting groundwater crisis and unavailability of clean drinking water, a product like AKVO is ideal for industrial demand, homes, public and private institutions, defence and a perfect model for natural disasters to aid human need and prevent contamination. The most abundant source of fresh water is the Earth’s atmosphere. AKVO AWG replicates the natural process of condensation by simulating the dew point, which allows it to make water continuously using plug and play method. AKVO AWG machines can generate water entirely depending on the level of humidity and atmospheric temperature which is ideal in Indian conditions for AWG machines to function to its optimum level.

On this momentous occasion, Mr. Harbans Singh Bagga, Managing Director, Trishan Exports Pvt. Ltd. said, “As a responsible Corporate entity this dream project will reduce unnecessary usage of groundwater and give mankind an answer to save the world for future generations.”

AKVO 1000 LPD Machine runs on approximately 7 -10 kilowatts of electricity per hour. It operates on 50hz or 60hz and either 208 – 240V (single phase) or 380 – 440V (3-phase).

AKVO AWG
Sr. No.	TEST PARAMETERS	AKVO RESULT	BSI LIMIT
1	Arsenic	< 0.001	0.01 max
2	Lead	< 0.001	0.05 max
3	Mercury	< 0.0005	0.001max
4	Chromium	< 0.05	0.05 max
5	Cadmium	< 0.001	0.01 max
6	Calcium	0.8	200 max
7	Copper	0.001	1.5 max
8	Iron	< 0.005	1.0 max
9	Zinc	0.001	15.0 max
10	Selenium	< 0.01	0.01 max
11	Magnesium	< 0.1	100 max
12	Manganese	< 0.001	0.3 max
13	Boron	< 0.005	5 max
14	Aluminium	< 0.005	0.2 max
15	Colour	-1	25 max
16	Turbidity	0.2	10 max
17	Ph@25 C	6.8	6.5-8.5
18	Taste	Acceptable	Acceptable
19	Odour	Agreeable	Unobjectionable
20	Total Dissolved Solids	6	2000 max
21	Total Alkalinity	4	600 max
22	Total Hardness	2	600 max
23	Fluoride	0.1	1.5 max
24	Chloride	0.3	1000 max

The air has a lot of water in it but also a lot of dust and other micro-particles. The AWG machines have a powerful organic filtration process that takes in a large amount of air and outputs pure, clean drinking water.

According to the figures of the report by WaterAid, a global advocacy group on water and sanitation; India has around 63.4 million people living in rural areas without access to clean water, more than any other country. The figures are part of 'Wild Water, State of the World’s Water 2017', a report by WaterAid. That is more than the combined population of Punjab, Haryana and Uttarakhand. Compared globally, that is as many people as who live in Australia, Sweden, Sri Lanka and Bulgaria–combined.

With 67% of India’s population living in rural areas and 7% of the rural population living without access to clean water, India’s rural poor are highly vulnerable to the effects of extreme weather events and climate change. 16% of India’s rural families have piped water. Only 26.9 million out of 167.8 million households (16%) in rural India have piped water, according to data provided by the ministry of drinking water and sanitation to the Rajya Sabha (upper house of Parliament) on February 6, 2017.

To help visualise this future, the technology used by AKVO of atmospheric water generation must find its way towards common usage platforms where this can be effectively used, such as hospitals, railways, municipalities for supply of potable water, more so to reach the rural populace and find large scale use in India by 2050.

About AKVO:

AKVO’s Atmospheric Water Generators are created to tackle water problems and provide safe and pure drinking water using the air-to-water technology which replicates the natural process of condensation by simulating a dew point, which allows it to make water continuously, even in low humidity conditions. The endeavour of AKVO is to combat water issues experienced worldwide by providing environmentally conscious water options to homes, businesses, industries, defence forces and in an emergency as a complete disaster relief solution. AKVO is a unit of Trishan Exports Pvt. Ltd.