In a remarkable demonstration of how technology can solve humanity's most pressing challenges, two young engineers from IIT-Madras are transforming water safety across India—one pipeline at a time.

Divanshu Kumar and Moinak Banerjee founded Solinas with a powerful vision: to ensure that every city can deliver on the fundamental promise of clean, safe drinking water. Their innovation, EndoBot, represents a breakthrough in preventive infrastructure management that's already making a tangible difference in the lives of hundreds of thousands of people.

These ingenious robots crawl through water pipelines ranging from 90mm to 1500mm in diameter, equipped with high-resolution cameras and sophisticated sensors. Powered by artificial intelligence and machine learning, EndoBots detect leaks, blockages, and potential contamination points before they become dangerous—transforming reactive crisis management into proactive prevention.

The impact has been nothing short of extraordinary. Operating in over 30 cities across India, Solinas serves government bodies, utility companies, industries, and urban local authorities. Their technology has brought clean water to more than 100,000 households and saves millions of litres of precious water every single day.

One of their most heartwarming successes came in Hubbali, where Solinas restored access to safe drinking water for 1,000 urban slum households who had lived without potable water for two years. For these families, the arrival of Solinas didn't just mean cleaner water—it meant dignity, health, and hope for their children's futures.

The numbers tell a compelling story of efficiency and impact. Every kilometre of pipeline that EndoBot inspects saves between four to six lakh litres of water. Beyond conservation, the technology dramatically reduces labour costs and, importantly, helps eliminate the dangerous and undignified practice of manual scavenging—offering safer, more humane alternatives for maintaining water infrastructure.

What makes this innovation particularly exciting is its timing and scalability. As India's cities grow rapidly and infrastructure ages, traditional methods of pipeline inspection and maintenance simply cannot keep pace with the challenges. Solinas offers cities live, actionable data from underground networks, enabling municipal authorities to make informed decisions and allocate resources where they're needed most.

The technology represents the best of Indian innovation—practical, scalable, and deeply connected to solving real problems for real people. It's a reminder that behind every technical achievement are families who no longer fear turning on their taps, children who can grow up healthy and strong, and communities empowered with something as fundamental as clean water.

As we look toward the future, startups like Solinas illuminate a path forward where technology serves humanity's most basic needs. They prove that with ingenuity, determination, and the right tools, we can indeed keep civilization's most essential promise: ensuring everyone has access to clean, safe water.

The work of Kumar, Banerjee, and their team at Solinas isn't just about preventing disasters—it's about building a foundation for healthier, more equitable communities where clean water flows freely and safely to every home.