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EDITION 5 - May, 2017

EmployeeEngagement

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A MESSAGE FROM THE

COO

SPOTLIGHT

Thoughts and Expressions

Dear colleagues,

The last quarter of the financial year has been significant in terms of growth, plans for which were laid out by the Company during the

previous year. WHIN made steady progress on the IRCTC project, the Company has been applying and winning tenders while at the same

time implementing the acquired clusters at a rapid pace.

Likewise the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) program in Delhi and the Ghana Wash Window (GWW) project in Ghana were executed

consistently and in a time bound fashion i.e. WHCs were constructed and launched at regular intervals in Delhi and Ghana respectively.

WHIN's compact purification plant ATOM (Automated Transportable Operating Module) has been deployed at Shadnagar (this is the

first one of its kind in the Community Water industry) and has commenced purification and dispensation of water in the community.

The Company is also working with DLF Foundation to set up a wastewater treatment plant in Gurgaon.

WaterHealth has received recognition from Gold Standard in the form of Water Benefit Certificates (WBCs). Gold Standard is a certification

body that certifies projects that deliver genuine emission reduction and long-term sustainable development. WaterHealth's work has been identified as

a Water Benefit project leading to long-term impact with verifiable outcomes. The WBCs represent the positive impact on the environment measured in terms of volume of

purified water. Receiving these certificates is a corroboration of the Company's intent to contribute meaningfully and sustainably to the lives of underserved communities.

In line with the Company's strategy to enter new geographies both within and outside India, WaterHealth has submitted to the RVO, the Dutch International Development

Agency, a partnership proposal for executing major urban water treatment and distribution projects in Rajasthan and Kenya.

With the vision to make inroads into all segments of the water industry, WHIN plans to launch an automatic water softener shortly. Apart from this launch, WaterHealth has

already acquired Operations and Maintenance contracts to manage water treatment plants, primarily in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. The Company has acquired over fifty

(50) orders in a short span of five (5) months and plans to increase this to over 1,000 orders over the next one year.

WHIN has concluded the research for a project on 'fortification' of water i.e. water from WHCs will have required vitamins and minerals to fulfill dietary deficiencies of the

Indian public.

The momentum for growth has been set which is only likely to grow in the current financial year. Needless to say, we need to apply all our efforts to meet our goals and

objectives.

I wish you all the best!

Vikas Shah

Chief Operating Officer

FROM THE COO'S DESK

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QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS (JAN MAR 2017)

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

l WaterHealth received Water Benefit

Certificates (WBCs) from Gold

Standard recognizing the Company's

best-practice water management

efforts'. The Water Benefit Standard

is the first globally consistent

standard that certifies the positive

water and socio-economic impact of

water projects on the communities.

l WHIN received the GIIRS 'Platinum'

rating for the second year in a row,

this is a glowing recognition of the

social and environmental impact

created by the Company's business

model g loba l l y. WaterHea l th

received a rating of 160 (the median

score for a good company is 98) out of

a possible score of 200.

l WaterHealth's Chief Operating

Officer (COO), Vikas Shah was

identified as one among the top five

(5) social entrepreneurs for the year

2016 by the internationally acclaimed

Schwab Foundation.

LAUNCHES AND OTHER EVENTS

Officials from WHG partner Diageo visited Zeenu WaterHealth Center at Ghana

WDU Launch at Delhi

WHIN partnered with Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to set up WaterHealth Centers and Water Dispensing Units (WDUs) in underserved communities (slum areas) across the capital.

WaterHealth India is partnering with IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation) to set up Water Vending Machines (WVMs) at select railway stations across the country.

Launch of WVM at Jabalpur Station

In view of rising demand f o r s u c h p r o d u c t s especially in developing nations like China and I n d i a , W a t e r H e a l t h launched an automatic w a t e r s o f t e n e r i n collaboration with an Indian partner. The key features of the softener inc lude compactness , durability and ease of maintenance.

M o r e t h a n 7 0 celebrities, dignitaries a n d h i g h - l e v e l businesses partnered with WaterHealth to p a r t i c i p a t e i n a n auction on 'Charity Buz z ' where in the a u c t i o n e d t h e i r belongings/products a n d s e r v i c e s , t h e proceeds from which would be utilized in installing WaterHealth Centers in India.

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EVENTS AND HAPPENINGS

PONGAL/MAKAR SANKRANTI

Makar Sankranti (which denotes both a day in the Hindu solar calendar as well as a festival) marks the first day of the thSun's transit into Makara (Capricorn) and is celebrated in reverence to the Sun God. It generally falls on 14 January

every year. The day is celebrated across India albeit under different names i.e. is called Makar Sankranti in most parts

of the country, Pongal in Tamil Nadu, Uttarayana in Gujarat, Bihu in Assam etc.

Pongal, a four (4) day long harvest festival is celebrated in southern India especially Tamil Nadu. This festival of

thanksgiving to nature takes its name from the Tamil word meaning to boil and is held in the month of January when

rice and other cereals, sugar-cane and turmeric are harvested.

thWHIN celebrated Pongal/Makar Sankranti on 13 January 2017 at the Corporate Office in Hyderabad by organizing

traditional activities like Rangoli (Art on Floor) and kite flying.

UGADI

Ugadi, the New Year's Day for the Hindus in India and is observed by drawing colorful patterns on floor (kolamulus), decorating doors with mango leaves/decorations (toranalu),

buying new clothes, giving gifts to friends/relatives and charity to the poor and preparing and sharing a special food called pachadi which is said to symbolize the flavours of life

i.e. sweet, sour, bitter, salty and spicy.

thWHIN celebrated Ugadi on 28 March 2017 by organizing 'pot making'.

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HOLI

One of the most vibrant Indian festivals, Holi marks the advent of spring as well as the victory of good over evil and is celebrated by rubbing 'gulal' (powdered colour originally

made from flowers, roots and herbs) and throwing coloured water on each other. Bonfires are lit on the eve of Holi to symbolise the end of the mythological evil demoness

Holika who tried to kill her pious nephew. These bonfires are also said to cleanse the surrounding atmosphere.

thHoli was celebrated on 13 March 2017 with colours and water. Games like pot breaking and 'Golgappa/Pani Poori' eating contest were organized at the Corporate Office of

WaterHealth in Hyderabad, India.

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SPOTLIGHT

To be doing good deeds is man's most glorious task. Sophocles

WaterHealth is a Company that works in the social sector, it appears that many people

who work for the Company share the same passion in their personal life i.e. doing good for

society.

Sabrina visits old age homes and orphanages in her free time regularly. She feels that it is

incredibly simple to put a smile on the faces of the inmates of such homes, it is just a matter

of spending some time with them because all they crave for is a little care and attention.

She is also part of a larger group that conducts medical camps in villages and other

communities.

Recently Sabrina decided to take this initiative, for helping others, a step forward. She and

a couple of her friends joined hands to launch a host of initiatives for people in need.

Observing that most old age homes are run based on the funds collected from the

benefactor (children or other relatives) to take care of the elderly, Sabrina and her friends decided that they will launch a home

which they will run entirely by themselves (free of cost). To this end, they rented and furnished a building that can house about

eight (8) people including children, they appointed a caretaker cum cook to take care of food and other basic needs of the

inmates, and arranged for the children to be sent to school. Apart from this, they visit the residents regularly and spend some

time with them. This group of good Samaritans have also established Shiksha Kutirs or tuition centers for the children whose

families cannot afford tutors.

Sabrina Raj Kumar,

In Charge Sales Support

Vamshi has been inclined towards social activities since childhood. He along with his cousins and friends has been

actively participating in socially relevant pursuits like creating traffic awareness at traffic signals, organizing

village service, cleaning up government schools, arranging skill development workshops for the unemployed and

conducting campaigns to distribute food and blankets amongst the needy. They recently renovated a school as

well.

Vamshi however feels that help rendered through some of these activities while satisfying a one-time need may

not bring about a long-term impact. He wants to be involved in endeavours which can bring about a more

meaningful and sustainable effect on the lives of the impoverished sections of the society. Therefore he along

with some members of his family now plan to set up a trust which will plan and implement social activities

sustainably.

All the best to Sabrina and Vamshi in their respective endeavours; such efforts will go a long way in making the world a better place!

M.V.S. Vamshi Krishna, Head PaBU Finance

R.I.P. NGLSHby Amrita Dutta, Head-Fund raising

It all began with the SMS boom or so we would like to believe. Short Message Service was truncated to SMS and all mobile users (apparently) received an unrestricted right to

devise their own language or code. It took me some time to come to terms with this digital language that has gripped today's youth. Grammar is now an irrelevant and

forgotten rule(s) (of writing acceptable English); Wren & Martins [classical English Grammar text books] will soon be consigned to antique book stores; the gradual decay of Mr.

Grammar has already started.

I often get greeted with phrases like whats up or even wassup? Apostrophe catastrophe. Why can't we add a tiny apostrophe and punctuate the word properly? It's cooler this

way I guess; it's cooler to 'kill' the poor vowels and shorten the words. Sometime back I received a message saying, bt I tnd 2 fne pce hr. The text is so open to interpretation

that it's anybody's guess as to what was conceived versus what is conveyed. I feel like an 'educated illiterate' while translating this code, I could read it as But I tend two find pace

here. I thought the idea of SMS' was to deliver the essence of the message in a short and crisp manner not sabotage words and let random, isolated digits cloud the actual

meaning.It appears that the 'coolness coefficient' of 'Gen-X' is inversely proportional to the average length of the words used on FB (Facebook), WhatsApp and Gtalk. And it's

also a clever way of hiding their lack of knowledge i.e. vocabulary or spellings; they use 'tmrw' or '2mrw'=tomorrow and are saved from the embarrassment of not knowing

whether there is a 'double m' (tommorow) or 'double r ' (tomorrow)? 2mrw is good enough; R.I.P vowels (and some consonants too). The day is not far when obituaries for Mr.

Spelling and Mr. Grammar will be delivered through school spelling quizzes with 'tmrw' receiving full marks while the

classical English writer 's 'tomorrow' would be shunned.

Another example of how grammar and spellings have been butchered in a ghastly manner is when a widely traveled,

globe-trotter friend wrote Tats tru....orelse dey r qt dul aint it?? No, this is not French or even Spanish, surprise! it is

ENGLISH! Ironically the writer who had the time to add two (2) question marks in the message didn't have the time to

add space in between words. The sad truth is that this kind of 'lingo' (language) is routinely used by so called

intellectuals fluent in English and who are paradoxically convent and private school educated.

While today's youth is continuously striving towards shortening every word imaginable, it's not too

much to ask for a complete word where all vowels are inserted at the right place. While no one

expects an average person to speak in Shakespearean or Victorian English, is it too much to ask for

words that feature at least in the Oxford dictionary?

Go chnlz yr crtvty lswhr!

THOUGHTS AND EXPRESSIONS

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Let's celebrate the friendship that WaterHealth

gave to us....... the never ending bonds.......

By Ritesh Kumari, WaBU

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I read the following story recently and was impressed

with the analogy drawn between the story of a pencil

and a human life. I found this article motivating and

interesting hence thought of sharing it with all of you.

The Pencil Maker took the pencil aside, just before

putting it into the box.

There are 5 things you need to know, he told the

pencil, Before I send you out into the world; always

remember them and never forget and you will

become the best pencil you can be.

One: You will be able to do many great things but

only if you allow yourself to be held in someone's

hand.

Two: You will experience a painful sharpening from

time to time but you'll need it to become a better

pencil.

Three: You will be able to correct any mistakes you

might make.

Four: The most important part of you will always

be what's inside.

And Five: On every surface you are used on, you

must leave your mark. No matter whatever be the

condition, you must continue to write.

The pencil understood and promised to remember

and went into the box with purpose in its heart.

Now replacing the place of the pencil with you.

Always remember these five (5) rules and you will

become the best person you can be.

One: You will be able to do many great things but

THE PENCIL STORY

only if you allow yourself to be held in God's hand;

allow other human beings to access you for the

many gifts that you possess.

Two: You will experience a painful sharpening from

time to time, by going through various problems in

life but all of that will make you a stronger person.

Three: You will be able to correct any mistakes you

might make.

Four: The most important part of you will always be

what's on the inside.

And Five: On every surface you walk through, you

must leave your mark. No matter whatever be the

situation, you must continue to undertake your

duties.

Allow this parable on the pencil to encourage you to

know that you are a special person and only you can

fulfill the purpose to which you were born to

accomplish.

Never allow yourself to get discouraged or think

that your life is insignificant and that you cannot

make a change.

By Eshwar Jai Sundaram

Liasing Manager, WaBU

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S. Krishna Mohan Rao, Chief Technical Officer,

WaterHealth Nigeria (WHN)

1. Native place and what I like/miss most about it Born in East Godavari

district in Andhra Pradesh, brought up in Hyderabad. I fondly remember

and miss the greenery of the coastal belt in Godavari district very much.

2. Joined WHIN on th15 May, 2014

3. Best part about WHIN Providing safe drinking water to underserved at

affordable price.

4. Dream (holiday) destination Switzerland

5. Zodiac sign Cancer

6. Like (Hobby) Pranayama, Yoga and listening to old melodies

7. Preferred pet Dog

8. Loved watching/can watch any time Any James bond movie

9. Current or All-time favourite read Ignited Minds by A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

10. Love listening to Old Hindi and Telugu melodies

11. Favourite food Hyderabadi Biryani

A FEW OF MY FAVOURITE THINGS

12. Favourite quote/s

1) Zero is supposed to be nothing but

works wonders if on the right side.

2) It is very easy to give an example

but it's very difficult to become an

example.

13. Favourite leisure time/weekend

activity Spend time with friends

14. If not at WHIN, I would have been

a/an Consultant -Total Water

Management and Process control.

15. Aside from necessities, the one (1) thing I cannot go a day without?

Morning Prayer

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Harvesting the clouds: Making water from Fog

(An alternative and sustainable water resource)

The world today is facing a huge water crisis everywhere and this is likely to become more severe in the coming years. Malthus' theory that

population is growing geometrically while supply of food is increasing arithmetically seems to be holding true, more so for water. Fresh and

clean water is a limited resource and it's availability will be a challenge with every incremental increase in population on this planet. The

demand for drinking water will increase significantly therefore new water sources would be required in an expeditious manner.

One of the most commonly overlooked aspects of the water cycle is fog. This is an important part of the hydrology of coastal, high-altitude and

forested regions. Fog is the same as a cloud except that it touches the ground whereas a cloud has a base that is above the ground. Therefore

fog is said to be present wherever the cloud touches the ground or the local terrain.

Fog collection refers to the collection of water from fog using large pieces of vertical canvas to condense the fog into droplets of water, the

condensed water flows down towards troughs in the canvas known as a fog fence.

Through the process of condensation, atmospheric water vapour from the air naturally cools down into droplets of water known as dew. The

phenomenon is most discernable on thin, flat, exposed objects including plant leaves and blades of grass. As the exposed surface cools by

radiating its heat to the sky, atmospheric moisture condenses at a rate greater than that of which it can evaporate resulting in the formation of

water droplets.

What is important in the fog collection process is that fog is composed of tiny liquid water droplets from 1 to 40 micrometers (m) in diameter. A typical droplet diameter is 10

m. This process can typically collect from 0.05 to 0.5 grams of liquid water from a cubic meter of fog. The Fog collection technique is currently being explored as a sustainable

alternative water resource for drinking water and reforestation. Fog water harvesting involves using mesh

nets to collect water as fog passes through the . The materials of these nets, along with environmental mesh

factors such as wind speed etc influence the volume of water collected.

Fog collection can serve as a relatively cheap source of water in many coastal regions, since fog can create

water when other sources such as rain are scarce. The collected water is of the purest form and therefore of

potable quality.

Various fog collecting projects have been implemented all over the world i.e. Chile, Peru, Guatemala,

Namibia, Eritrea, Oman and Nepal.

Currently fog collection is possible only at specific locations i.e. those with significant occurrence of fog but

with limited water sources. Several research groups are working on devising better fog collecting

techniques by using new materials and designs to collect water more efficiently. As humanity tries to reduce

its water consumption, one needs to rely more on such innovative approaches to enhance water resources.

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BRAINTEASERS

1www.mathsisfun.com/puzzles/the-strange-mind-of-eureka-blip.html

1. Welcome to the strange mind of Eureka Blip.

He does not always think the same way as we do but he does always have his own logical set of rules. One of his favourite tricks is to say the opposite of what he

really means. A recent conversation with him went something like this:

Q: Good morning, Eureka, how are you?" A: "Go away. I feel absolutely dreadful."

Q: What are you thinking about today?" A: "I am not thinking of any number at all."

Q: Is your number less than 50?" A: "No. It is greater than 50 and it is a prime number."

Q: Is it less than 26?" A: "Yes and it is an even number."

Q: And it's not a square number?" A: "Correct."

Q: Thank you, Eureka. Goodbye." A: "Please. Hello."

1What was Eureka Blip thinking of?

2. Which businessman has an environmental project called Carbon War room that has the tagline There is no planet B'?

3. Which group has won the bid to build and operate the Navi Mumbai International Airport?

4. Who owns the bottled water brand AQUARIUS?

5. In which town has ATOM been deployed recently?

6. Which state government has launched e-nagarpalika app to provide municipal services online?

7. Which Indian cricket player has won the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for 2016?

8. Which country's postal department has taken up delivery of KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) as a diversification move to

survive?

Answers

1.49

2.Richard Branson

3.GVK Group

4.Coca Cola Company

5.Shadnagar

6.Madhya Pradesh

7.R. Ashwin

8.New Zealand

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KNOW YOUR LEADERSHIP TEAM

Who is Malikarjuna Palli?

Malikarjuna heads the Projects function at WaterHealth India and is amongst the

very few employees of the Company who has completed ten (10) years in the

organization. He is a Civil Engineer from JNTU with over twenty-one (21) years of

experience in Construction and Project Management. Before joining WaterHealth,

he worked for RealFab [L&T Cement] and Reliance petroleum retail outlets. He

started his career as a Junior Engineer at RealFab and played a key role in the

construction of a 142 m high chimney and 204 m long underground tunnel. He was

the only person to be promoted twice within one year for his outstanding work.

After working there for eight (8) years he joined Reliance Petroleum Retail as

Projects in-charge and worked there for nearly three (3) years. He is result oriented

professional and gets personally involved in all major projects. Outside of work he

enjoys traveling and going on long drives with family and friends.

Where are you from and what is your background?

My family hails from Ananthpur district in Andhra Pradesh where I was born. While

most of my schooling was in small villages, I did my B. Tech from JNTU, Ananthpur.

My father is a farmer while my mother is a home maker. My wife Padmaja is a home

maker and I am blessed with two (2) children, Sujana and Deepak. My parents spend

their time shuttling between Hyderabad and my village where my younger brother

lives currently.

How and why WaterHealth?

The initial eleven (11) years of my career entailed extensive travelling and I had to

stay mostly away from my family. Eventually I realized that I was missing out on

spending quality time with my family and being around for them. As I was looking

out for a change, I got the opportunity at WaterHealth to work in the Projects

function. I was quite impressed with the Company's vision of providing safe and

affordable drinking water to underserved communities.

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I was and am very happy to be a part of such an initiative which not only satisfies my

professional goals but also the need of serving the community.

Over the years I have learnt a lot and my accomplishments in this Company have

surprised even me!

The journey so far in WaterHealth and in life?

The day I joined WaterHealth in 2006, my exciting journey in this Company began

in the right earnest. I was posted in West Godavari district where the organization

had just started expanding operations. Over the next three (3) years, I was busy

supervising the projects in West Godavari, Krishna and other nearby districts. I

shifted my base to Vijayawada in 2009 and was supervising project execution in

Andhra Pradesh and was also launching new states. We were expanding at a fast

pace and we constructed over 500 WHCs in erstwhile (united) Andhra Pradesh,

Karnataka and Gujarat.

As the company started expanding its presence in other states, I relocated to

Hyderabad i.e. Corporate Office in 2012 as Head - Projects. So far we have built

around 700 WHCs in various parts of India and Africa. I also spent time in

Bangladesh and Africa supporting the overseas operations of WaterHealth

International streamlining the project execution processes; that was very different

and an insightful experience for me. My job demands significant travel across the

country for site execution and I have visited all the WHCs at least once. The major

change I see in myself over the years is that I have become more organized. My

approach towards any situation is solution oriented and hence I am able to build a

better rapport with other teams.

Professional achievements, the idea of serving society and the ability to spend

quality time with family leave me with a sense of fulfilment and it is a satisfied 'Malli'

who goes back home from work everyday!

The bigger ambitions in life?

While a civil engineer by profession and training, I am keenly interested in farming.

In fact whenever I get free time I make it a point to work on my farm. At some point

in life I wish to build a farm house and carry out organic farming over at least ten

(10) acres of land. I want to cultivate high yield and healthy crops and also educate

other farmers on such techniques so that it benefits larger numbers of people.

Message for colleagues, subordinates and other office mates?

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.

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Nidhi Kachru - Manager - Social Media - knidhi@waterhealth.com

R.G. Krishna - Head - Creative Designs - rgkrishna@waterhealth.com

Mahima Shanker - Corporate Communications - smahima@waterhealth.com

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