NextDrop

NextDrop built and trialled a Water Information System (WIS) for the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB)

Grantee Details

Name of project: Water.Simplified
Project location : India
Type of grant: Seed
Grant awarded : February 2015

NextDrop built and trialled a Water Information System (WIS) for the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) to track, monitor and validate water distribution timings, frequency or duration in real time in 40% of the city. The system is based on two-way communications between BWSSB and city residents. This Seed grant tested whether real-time information improves the reliability of water supply and ensures equitable distribution.

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Testimonial

“The key objectives of the grant were to fund the development and deployment of an information system to make the operations of the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) more transparent, improve service levels and make water distribution more equitable. Despite challenges such as a valvemen’s strike and an outdated piped network map, NextDrop achieved its targets on schedule with key lessons on the acceptance of smartphones among first-time users and incentives to motivate adoption of a technology solution.” GSMA, 2015

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