Piyush is 0.5% chlorine solution widely used for drinking water disinfection.it was introduced in 1994 by ENPHO. It is widely accepted in both rural and urban contexts for drinking water purification. Eco Concern Pvt. Ltd is the sole producer and distributer of Piyush in Nepal.
Product Description
What is Piyush?
Piyush is 0.5% chlorine solution widely used for drinking water disinfection.it was introduced in 1994 by ENPHO. It is widely accepted in both rural and urban contexts for drinking water purification. Eco Concern Pvt. Ltd is the sole producer and distributer of Piyush in Nepal.
Why Piyush?
Even though access to basic drinking water services is increasing in Nepal, yet its safety still remains as a matter of concern. In Nepal, water used in majority of the households have shown the presence of E. Coli in them. Many of them still do not treat their water before drinking which creates threat for the occurrence of various water borne diseases, such as diarrhoea, cholera, typhoid etc. Moreover, natural disasters such as landslides, floods, earthquake which occur frequently in Nepal every year adds up the existing threat of water borne diseases due to lack of access to safe water during the disaster. Piyush has been developed as an easy option for treatment of water both during normal situation and during natural disaster, particularly to be used at household level.
Key Features of Piyush
- Easy to use, reliable and cost effective technique for water disinfection
- Allows a residual amount of chlorine to remain in the water to provide some protection against recontamination
- Piyush comes in a 60 ml Portable Packages.
- 3 drops of Piyush can disinfects 1 Liters of water in 30 Minutes.
- One bottle (60 mL) is sufficient to treat 400 liter of clean drinking water.
- Easily available in pharmacies and departmental stores at a reasonable price
User’s Instructions:
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- Can only be used in clear drinking water
- It is important to maintain the ratio of Piyush and water for its effectiveness
- Once used, close the cap of the bottle for next use
The product was introduced and branded in 1994 by ENPHO after continuous research. It was developed to prevent Cholera outbreak in eastern Nepal where the refugees were residing back then.
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