Water tankering (also known as water trucking) can be a rapid means of transporting water to areas in need during the initial phase of an emergency. Tankering operations, however, are expensive and relatively timeconsuming to administer. This technical note considers key issues relating to the effective
and efficient use of tankers during delivery of potable water in Urban setting. The project not only focuses on the end stage of water delivery but also water delivery vehicle as a part of water delivery system, the user and their interaction with the vehicle. Due to negilgence in sanitation standards, the water quality which gets delivered to the user is always compromised. This negligence in the system is observed in the overall ground research. The areas in which the water tanker services are provided are also very diverse due to which various kinds of interaction with the vehicle was observed. The majority of the obervations
showed that lack of awareness is evident. This is where component level design intervention is needed, that is redesigning of the vehicle structure where the design is more focused on water dibursement
and safety of water. By generating these derivatives will lead to a better equiped vehicle which will bring awareness in the users method of interaction with the vehicle and the value of drinking water can be emphasised.

Submitted by: Sourabh Ramesh Salke, MDes (2018-20), IIT Bombay
Guided by: Prof. Sugandh Malhotra