WaterHealth International Awarded Concessions For 220 Community Water Systems in India

WaterHealth International (WHI) today announced that its subsidiary, WaterHealth India (WHIN), was awarded a concession by the Andhra Pradesh (AP), India state government, to develop and operate Community Water Systems in five of the state’s 23 districts.

Through the Build, Own, Operate and Transfer (BOOT) project, WHIN will provide Community Water Systems in at least one village per Mandal (area) in the districts of Medak, Rangareddy, East Godavari, West Godavari and Srikakulam, covering more than 220 mandals. The first four sites, which are expected to be operational in March, will have the capacity to serve safe water to more than 50,000 consumers living near the plants.

Sanjay Bhatnagar, WaterHealth International CEO, said:

“As we approach World Water Day on March 22, there is no better time to showcase the urgent need for providing safe drinking water for the two billion people around the globe without access to it. “Government leaders such as those in Andhra Pradesh are pursuing viable means of delivering safe water to their constituents in a quick and timely manner. We are proud to be an integral part of their efforts.”

This year, under the AP BOOT project, WaterHealth will install more than 220 Centres. Under the terms of the contract, the water purification plants will be managed by WHIN for 10 years, and during that time, the company will operate the plants and supply purified water at a nominal price for village residents. At the end of the 10-year period, the ownership of these plants will be transferred to the local Panchayat (village leadership).