About
Piramal Water Private Limited was established in mid-2008 to find viable mass-market solutions to India’s drinking water crisis. Piramal Water operates under the brand “Sarvajal”; we are a for-profit business that is structured to provide cost leadership, technological innovations, and the appropriate incentives to create market-based solutions that can reach enough scale to impact the health of India’s masses.
The enterprise has its roots in the work of the Piramal Foundation, a charitable trust established by Ajay G. Piramal. The foundation initially piloted the Bagar Drinking Water Initiative as part of its Grassroots Development Laboratory in the Shekhawati region of Rajasthan, where fluoride contamination in drinking water leads to premature health problems. Through the initial pilot, it became clear that creative business models could create very interesting development interventions.
In order to ensure a scalable model that would significantly reduce the barrier to entry for entrepreneurs, drive innovation that would keep the price of purified water at a point within the reach of those living in poverty, and access the resources required to enable such an enterprise, the Bagar Drinking Water Initiative became Piramal Water Private Limited.
Our mission is to make pure drinking water accessible and affordable for everyone.
Anand Shah: Chief Executive Officer
Anand is the founding CEO of Sarvajal. Before starting Sarvajal, Anand founded the Indicorps NGO. He is a Harvard graduate and the CEO of the Piramal Foundation.
Shashank Rastogi: Chief Operations Officer
Shashank is the COO of Sarvajal. He was educated at IIT and IIM and has also worked for Talisma Corporation and PricewaterhouseCoopers
Kunal Upadhyay: Chief Financial Officer
Kunal is the CFO of Sarvajal. He was educated at IIT and IIM and has also worked for American Express and Citibank.
Naman Shah: Head – R&D
Naman is the head of research and development for Sarvajal. He was educated at Stanford University and was an Indicorps fellow in 2007.
B.A. Patel: Head – Gujarat
Mr. Patel is in charge of the franchises in Gujarat. He focuses on marketing but also handles major maintenance concerns and public relations.
Jaydip & Nilesh Patel: Managers-Business Development
Jaydip and Nilesh are in charge of business development. They work in the field and help open new franchises and also help them in the first stages of development.
Bhupendra Joshi: Accountant
Mr. Joshi is in charge of accounting at the Ahmedabad office. He maintains Sarvajal’s finances and tax liabilities.
Sandeep Vaghela: Administrative Manager.
Sandeep is the Administrative Manager of our Ahmedabad office. He has been involved in numerous other NGO’s prior to joining Sarvajal, including Seva Café and Mana Sadhana.
Maharshi Patel: Sarvajal 2009 Fellow
Maharshi is working as a fellow for Sarvajal He is studying at Duke University and is preparing a manual that will teach franchisees how to run an effective business.
Jitu, Tirath, Prakash, Sanjay & Jassu: Maintenance/Office Assistants
Jitu, Tirath, Prakash, Sanjay and Jassu handle maintenance concerns and manage office work at the Ahmedabad office of Sarvajal.
