Lok Sabha Question No. 47 (STARRED), answered on 2025-12-03
Subject: Deployment of BARC's Water Purification Units
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: Smt. Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO - 47

ANSWERED ON 03.12.2025

## DEPLOYMENT OF BARC' s WATER PURIFICATION UNITS

## *47.  SMT. SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH DEO

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether  Bhabha  Atomic  Research  Centre (BARC)'s low-cost  water  purification technologies such as Nano-Filtration Units and Domestic Water Purifiers -have been deployed in fluoride-affected or iron-affected regions of Odisha;
- (b) if so, the number of units installed during the last three years, district-wise;
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  expand  these  technologies  in  rural  and  tribal pockets of Odisha and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the details of any collaboration planned with the Government of Odisha for large-scale adoption of BARC water treatment systems?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES & PENSIONS AND PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

(a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## Government of India Department of Atomic Energy

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) TO (D) IN RESPECT OF LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.47  FOR  REPLY  ON  03.12.2025  REGARDING 'DEPLOYMENT  OF  BARC' S WATER  PURIFICATION  UNITS' ASKED  BY  SMT. SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH DEO.

- (a) & (b) Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) a constituent  Unit  of  Department  of Atomic Energy (DAE) has executed a pilot technology-demonstration project on deployment of water purification technologies in rural & remote locations of India. In this pilot project, BARC, through its technology licensees, has deployed lowcost membrane-based domestic water purification units, including ultrafiltration (UF) and reverse osmosis (RO) units, in two districts of Odisha in last three years. The details are as mentioned below :
1. 500 nos. of reverse osmosis (RO)-based domestic water purification units were deployed in Dist. Kalahandi, Odisha.
2. 238 nos. of ultrafiltration (UF)-based domestic water purification units were deployed in District Boudh, Odisha.

Other than the above, following community water purification units, mentioned below, were also deployed in Odisha during the last three years :

- a. 4 nos. of RO-based water purification units in District Khordha.
- b. 3 nos. of RO-based water purification units in District Mayurbhanj.
- c. 1 RO-based water purification unit was deployed in District Boudh.
4. (c) BARC pursues research and development for development of technologies in line with the DAE mandate.  In this process, some spin-off technologies useful for societal  applications  are  also  developed.    These  technologies  are  available  for transfer  to  the  private  entrepreneurs  at  nominal  fee  on  non-exclusive  basis  for commercialization.

Currently, BARC-developed water purification technologies (covering ultrafiltration and reverse osmosis membrane technologies) have been transferred to more than 40 licensees across India for wider deployment of the technology in the country including rural and remote locations.

- (d) Nil.

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