Water ATM, Toilet, Waste Management, Swachh Maze Gao

Inception: 2018

Under the Clean Water and Sanitation domain, Deepastambha Charitable Trust leads Gramarthan – with various initiatives —a grassroots public health and environmental hygiene initiative. The program addresses everyday rural challenges in drinking water safety, domestic sanitation, and waste handling by delivering need-based, community-managed infrastructure.

Recognizing that physical facilities alone do not guarantee lasting health improvements, Gramarthan couples civil interventions with community ownership and behavioral nudges. By pairing decentralized clean-water infrastructure like Water ATMs with household sanitation dignity, door-to-door waste segregation, and citizen cleanliness movements (Swachh Maze Gao), the project transforms rural habitats into cleaner, disease-resilient, and self-reliant ecosystems.

SDG Mapping

  • SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being (Preventing water-borne diseases and promoting everyday personal hygiene)
  • SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation (Ensuring affordable, safe drinking water access and dignified sanitation infrastructure)
  • SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities (Creating clean, hygienic, and well-managed rural habitats)
  • SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production (Promoting decentralized waste segregation, organic composting, and responsible plastic management)
  • SDG 13: Climate Action (Safeguarding local soil and freshwater bodies from untreated waste contamination)

Highlights and Key Achievements

  • 10+ Villages Transformed: Comprehensive WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) interventions completed across rural Maharashtra.
  • 40,000+ Rural Beneficiaries Reached: Direct health and hygiene coverage across families, school students, and village clusters.
  • Purified Water ATMs Installed: Providing community-level access to tested, affordable, and potable drinking water.
  • Dignified Sanitation Facilities: Built and upgraded sanitation units with an emphasis on personal safety, privacy, and hygiene habits.
  • Community Cleanliness Movements: Mobilized hundreds of residents through citizen-led “Swachh Maze Gao” collective sanitation drives.
  • Decentralized Waste Stewardship: Introduced structured village-level systems for waste collection, source segregation, and disposal.

Various Initiatives : Impact Created

  • Purified Water ATMs for Safe Drinking Water:Impact: Deploys reliable Water ATM dispensing systems in central village hubs, eliminating dependence on untreated water sources and curbing seasonal water-borne illnesses.
  • Sanitation and Hygiene Infrastructure:Impact: Promotes clean household and community toilet access, pairing infrastructure with hygiene education to protect public health and ensure dignity.
  • Decentralized Rural Waste Management:Impact: Guides Gram Panchayats in establishing systematic waste collection, wet-and-dry segregation, and eco-friendly disposal methods, keeping public lanes and open fields clean.
  • “Swachh Maze Gao” Community Drives:Impact: Mobilizes local youth, women, and village elders in collective sanitation campaigns, turning public hygiene from an administrative chore into a shared community pride.

Geography

  • Focal State: Maharashtra (covering 10+ rural communities).
  • Key Village Locations Covered:
    • Pune District: Velhe and Surwad (Tal. Rajgad)
    • Satara District: Chinchani and Savarghar (Tal. Karad); Durgalwadi (Tal. Koregaon); Vaigaon, Chandwadi, and Dhom (Tal. Wai)
    • Nashik District: Chinchpada (Tal. Kalwan)

Why With Us?

  • Integrated WASH Framework: Tackles safe drinking water, sanitation facilities, personal hygiene, and solid-waste management simultaneously.
  • Focus on Behavioral Change: Combines dependable physical assets with community mobilization, ensuring facilities are actively used and cared for over the long term.
  • Community-Led Custody: Involves Gram Panchayats, youth groups, and women's self-help groups in planning and upkeep, creating genuine local ownership.
  • Measurable Health and Environmental Impact: Tracks water quality improvements, reduction in open dumping, and broad community participation metrics.
  • CSR Partnership Ready: Offers fully transparent implementation, detailed baseline data, regular progress reporting, and alignment with Schedule VII guidelines.

Testimonials

“The Water ATM installed by Deepastambha has provided our community with reliable, affordable, and safe drinking water. Their sanitation and waste-management efforts, especially the 'Swachh Maze Gao' campaign, united our villagers to take collective responsibility for village cleanliness. Deepastambha delivers not just infrastructure, but genuine awareness and long-term community ownership.”

— Mr. Nitin Sawant, Sarpanch, Gram Panchayat Chinchani, Tal. Karad, Dist. Satara

“It is a matter of great pride and happiness for Vidyaniketan Secondary School, Donje, to be part of this special nature-based wastewater treatment project, implemented by Lemnion, which is the first of its kind in a school in Maharashtra, and has given our students a wonderful opportunity to learn firsthand about water reuse and conservation. Thank you so much to Deepastambha Charitable Trust for facilitating this initiative.”

Beneficiary School Students Principal, Vidyaniketan School Donje (PDEA)

“I am grateful to Deepastambha Charitable Trust for giving us a well-structured and cleaned sanitation place in the school. As a girl, now I can feel safer in the school premises and now we can focus on our studies well.”

Girl Student Hanmantwadi

Connect With Us