More than 650 million people around the world do not have access to clean and safe water, according to the United Nations. Contaminated water hides illnesses within it, with more than 100,000 deaths related to water-borne illnesses occurring each year in India alone. Safer water is getting more and more accessible these days however, with inventions like the ‘drinkable book’ allowing people to make dirty water potable by filtering it through the pages of a book and now for just $16, a family can now install a nanoparticle water filter system that can provide clean water for a year. Debuting in India where its currently being installed by the federal government across the nation, the AMRIT water purifier filters contaminants out of groundwater to make it fresh. It comes in three sizes, the largest being able to provide for entire villages and the smallest providing water for homes. Best of all, it requires no electricity to work, meaning it can be installed in developing countries around the globe.
This $16 water filter is bringing clean water to the developing world
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