Andhra village gets water from air

05 February 2009

Jalimudi village in the East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh, will become the first village in the world to have a sustained supply of safe, clean drinking water derived from the humidity in the air, thanks to modern day technology.

The people of Jalimudi village had to walk a few kilometers everyday to get a pot or bucket of water for their daily needs, with the task being performed mainly by the women or children of the village.

The US company AirWater Corp, which designs and builds machines that extract humidity from the air to convert it into pure water, has installed the air-water plant in the village, a first in the world, to enable it to receive a continuous supply of water that is neither from a water source like the sea, river, lake or a well, nor that is transported by water tankers, bullock carts a pipeline.

The company builds machines that can produce 25 liters to over 5,000 liters of pure, filtered drinking water every day.

Michael Zwebner, president of Air Water Corp said, "We are making history. This project is now real and the local inhabitants of Jalimudi have immediate and constant access to clean, clear and pure water 24x7.''

The unique water making machines will now sustain the lives of the villagers, and provide a real solution for the water needs of the local inhabitants.