Andhra Pradesh
Water
Phase I
The project that started it all. Eight purification plants. Two districts. Forty thousand lives changed. A blueprint replicated across India ever since.
Project Fully Completed
All 8 plants handed over to village committees and running independently for 6+ years without external support.
8
Purification Plants
40,000
People Served
4 Years
Project Duration
100%
Plants Still Active
From Survey to Handover
Survey & Planning
Community water quality surveys conducted across 24 villages. Fluoride levels mapped. Village committees established.
First Plants Installed
Two pilot defluoridation plants commissioned in Gurampadutanda and Anathavaram. Operator training begins.
Expansion
Four more plants installed. Community water technician programme launched — training 12 local residents as plant operators.
Full Network Live
All 8 plants operational. Water quality testing confirms fluoride within WHO limits across all sites.
Handover & Independence
Village maintenance committees take full ownership. Echoes of India transitions to monitoring role only.
Still Running
All 8 plants remain operational with zero external support. A testament to local capacity built over four years.
The 8 Plants
Gurampadutanda
Nellore District
800 residents
Anathavaram
Nellore District
1,200 residents
Atmakur
Nellore District
3,400 residents
Bogole
Nellore District
2,100 residents
Kavali
Nellore District
5,800 residents
Chirala
Prakasam District
4,200 residents
Ongole Rural
Prakasam District
6,500 residents
Kandukur
Prakasam District
4,000 residents
“Phase I was the proof. It proved that a diaspora community in Texas could permanently change the health of a village in India — and that the village could sustain it without us.”
— Pranamya Suri, Founder, Echoes of India
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