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ONTARIO, Calif. ----- Saddened by a story in the Los
Angeles Times about a two year old girl in India who had died from an
intestinal disease caused by the local drinking water, Rex Mehta racked
his brain on what he could do to prevent other Indian children from
suffering a similar fate.
What he eventually found was a filtration bottle that
eliminated 99.99 percent of any and all impurities from drinking
water
Approximately 25 million Indians, including three million
children die each year from drinking water that has become contaminated
with bacteria, viruses, and protozoa.
Mehta, better known as "Rex" is president of Business
Internet Connection, Which Designs Web-Site pages for Indian businesses,
both here in the United states and in India. that are then included in his
interactive service on the Internet.
Moved by the Times story, he began investigating the
process of reverse osmosis, and the use of ultraviolet light, to purify
water, "looking at pros and cons of how expensive they were," he
said.
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purification device which guarantees the quality of
drinking water in the world-wide market.
The purification device is in fact three separate filters
housed in a single unit that has been attached to the underside of the
bottle cap. Once the bottle has been filled with water and the cap screwed
in the place, the filtration system effectively blocks any impurities or
contaminants.
Those filtration bottles earmarked for India have been
additionally equipped with an Iodinator resin, which specifically filters
out E-coli bacteria, Giardia, and other harmful pathogens usually found in
contaminated drinking water.
For India this kind of bottle is very practical, since it
does not use any electricity and is low maintenance," Mehta pointed out.
"the Iodinator is a must and after six month of use, all you ever need is
change the filter."
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On the American market the filtration bottle sells for
$19.95, But Palmer through his global Technology water Company, has agreed
to sell the bottle at cost, approximately $6 each, and Mehta plan is to
distribute 10,000 bottles.
Mehta and local cardiologist Dr. Ravi Makam are each
contributing $5000 out of their own pocket to launch the project. Since
10,000 bottles only begin to address the needs of poor children in India,
Mehta wants the Indian community to become involved.
Through A non profit organization Indian
community members can make a ten dollar donation, which would cover not
only the expense of the bottle, but the administrative fee as well as the
shipping and distribution in India.
Those individuals or organizations who donate ten bottles
or more will have their name silk screened on the bottles and may
designate where they want the bottles to be shipped in India.
"The only thing we insist on is that the bottle be given
free to the children," Mehta stated.
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Filtered Bottles May Save Children's Lives in India