This has been a fruitful initiative with experts brainstorming on impactful implementable solutions on source sustainability. Piramal Foundation’s Internet of Things (IoT) enabled Smart Stand Post that we will be piloting in the State holds a promise to the nation as a whole, said Sukhdev Panse, during a summit of Piramal Foundation and Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) of Madhya Pradesh at a summit in the city.
Apart from the promotion of water there should be an effective water management system linked with the performance of local level water institutions.
Anuj Sharma, CEO, Piramal Sarvajal said, “India accounts for about 17% of the world’s population and only 4% of the world’s fresh water resources.
With the use of technology such as Internet of Things (IoT) we can democratize water access, reduce water wastage and arrest unauthorized usage of water. A pilot will soon be demonstrated.”
Piramal Foundation launched Smart Stand Post, a smart card based automated water dispensing unit and would advantages .
The 5 districts earmarked to Piramal Foundation in MP, to facilitate implementation of Swajal Scheme are Khandwa, Damoh, Barwani, Vidisha and Singrauli.