SECUNDERABAD: In a first-of-its-kind initiative, South Central Railway (SCR) has installed an
atmospheric water generator kiosk on platform number 1 at
Secunderabad Railway Station on Thursday.
The
kiosk has been installed as part of green initiatives and water conservation measures being adopted by SCR. “Instead of taking source water for filtration and consumption, the water is directly harvested from the air through a series of steps in the atmospheric water generator,” said an SCR spokesperson.
“The generator allows air to flow into the machine through a filtration system duly filtering out the contaminants present in the moisture-laden air after which the filtered air passes through cooling chamber where the air will be condensed.
The condensed air is converted into water and drops into a storage tank provided for the purpose,” he added.
The technology was developed under “Make in India” concept by ‘Maithri Aquatech’ and named ‘MEGHDOOT’.
The kiosk installed at Secunderabad station produces around 1,000 litres per day. It is proposed to charge Rs 8 per litre along with bottle and Rs 5 per litre if passenger brings their own container. Coin vending machine facility is also available wherein passengers can directly fill their water bottles by dropping 5 coin. The storage tank is of food grade material (stainless steel) and the freshness of water is maintained for several days.
SCR plans to install similar kiosks in other railway stations as well.