From RO systems to boiling: Here’s how Indians are dealing with impure drinking water

Poor quality of drinking water is a huge problem in India. As per a survey by LocalCircles, only about 3 percent of the people said that the water that they receive at home is already pure and does not require any purification.

Drinking water survey

Here are the various ways in which the rest of the Indians are solving the problem of impure drinking water, according to the LocalCircles survey.

RO System

A majority of the people surveyed – at 44 percent – have said that they use a RO (reverse osmosis) system to purify water at home.

Water purifier

About 28 percent of the people surveyed responded that they use a water purifier in their homes.

Boiling

About 11 percent of people said that they boil water to make it safer for drinking and cooking purposes.

Clay vessels

About 5 percent of the people surveyed said that they use traditional methods like using clay vessels to purify water at their homes.

Bottled water

Another 5 percent of them said they don’t purify water at home. Instead, they depend on bottled water for their drinking and cooking needs.

Chlorination and alum

A tiny 2 percent of the people surveyed said that they purify the water they receive using chlorination, alum and other minerals.

No purification

About 2 percent of the people said that they do not purify water currently and consume it just the way it comes.