The health and economic burdens of poor drinking water are enormous. According to World Bank estimates, about 21 percent of communicable diseases in India are water-related. A UNICEF report shows that waterborne diseases have an economic burden of approximately $600 million a year in India.

This is especially true for drought- and flood-prone areas, which has affected a third of the nation in the past couple of years. Less than 50 percent of the population in India has access to safe drinking water. Chemical contamination of water, mainly through fluoride and arsenic, is present in 1.96 million dwellings.

To solve this, MV Ramaswamy founded InstaPure in 2019 in Bengaluru. InstaPure is an Indian brand that has licensed a water purification chemical compound called Sodium Diecholro Isocyanurite (SDIC) from the Shikoku Chemical Corporation, a Japanese firm, to provide clean drinking water for the masses.

Read more at: https://yourstory.com/2021/04/bengaluru-startup-instapure-ensuring-access-to-safe-drinking-water