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{{Short description|Rainwater Management company}}
{{DISPLAYTITLE:NeeRain}}
{{Use American English|date=July 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}

{{Infobox company
| name = NeeRain
| logo = Official logo of NeeRain.png
| logo_caption =
| trading_name = NeeRain Private Limited
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = hni
| type = Private company
| industry = Water management
| foundation = 2018
| location_city = Ahmedabad, Gujarat
| location_country = India
| locations =
| area_served = Asia, Africa and North America
| key_people = Amit Doshi (CEO and Founder) <br /> Naishal Shah (Co – Founder)
| products = Rooftop rainwater harvesting filters
| services = Rainwater Harvesting, <br />Groundwater Recharge, <br /> Borewell Rejuvenation
| owner = Amit Doshi <br /> Naishal Shah
| num_employees = 20
| parent =
| divisions = Retail Division and Project Division
| subsid = OEM
| homepage = {{URL|https://www.neerain.com/|neerain.com}}
}}

The '''NeeRain''' is an [[List of companies of India|Indian]] [[Rainwater harvesting|rainwater management]] company based in [[Ahmedabad]], India. It was founded by Amit Doshi and Naishal Shah in 2018.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=NeeRain – Rooftop Rainwater Harvesting Filters |url=https://neerain.com/ |access-date=2023-07-23 |website=NeeRain |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Neerain start up infomation |url=https://www.ynos.in/startup/%7B%7B%20canonicalUrl%20%7D%7D |access-date=2023-07-23 |website=YNOS Venture Engine |language=en-US}}</ref> It's focus lies in [[rainwater harvesting]]. They employ [[patent]]ed technologies to efficiently capture [[rain]]water for daily usage and replenish groundwater reserves.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Dalta |first=Ramesh |date=2020 |title=India's Intellectual Property Stakeholder |url=https://ciiipr.in/CII_IP_PILOT/FlipBook.html#p=1 |journal=[[Confederation of Indian Industry]] |pages=54}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Government-of-India-startups in gujarati language.pdf |url=https://www.udrop.com/KooM/Government-of-India-startups_in_gujarati_language.pdf |access-date=2023-07-23 |website=udrop |language=en}}</ref> It operates as an innovation-led venture and has received support from [[IHub|i-Hub]], [[Ahmedabad]] and is currently incubated at Cradle, EDII [[Gandhinagar]]<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=About NeeRain Rooftop Rainwater Harvesting Filters |url=https://neerain.com/about-us/ |access-date=2023-07-23 |website=NeeRain |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022 |title=AMC entered into MOUs with three central government supported start – ups. |url=https://www.udrop.com/KooM/Government-of-India-startups_in_gujarati_language.pdf |access-date=2023-07-23 |website=Western Times |language=gu}}</ref>

It was included under the [[Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation|Amrut 2.0]] by the [[Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs]] for water innovation initiative.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1" />

==History==
NeeRain was founded by Amit Doshi, who decided to start a new business in 2018 after leaving his corporate job in [[waste management]], where he had worked for 17 years.<ref name=":3" /> He wanted to continue working in the environmental sector but took an [[Entrepreneurship|entrepreneurial]] approach.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Nitnaware |first=Himanshu |date=2021-05-18 |title=Gujarat Startup's Low-Cost Filters Save 60000 Litres of Water, Without Electricity |url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/255256/amit-doshi-gujarat-startup-neerain-rooftop-rainwater-harvesting-system-filter-cost-effective-no-maintenance-gandhinagar-water-crisis-conservation-innovation-success-story-him16/ |access-date=2023-07-23 |website=The Better India |language=en-US}}</ref> He chose to focus on [[rainwater harvesting]] due to a series of issues he discovered with existing systems. Thus, NeeRain came into existence.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=thetribalbox.com |title=Quitting His Job, This Entrepreneur Created A Rainwater Harvesting System That Saves 60000 Litres Of Water |url=https://www.thetribalbox.com/quitting-his-job-this-entrepreneur-created-a-rainwater-harvesting-system-that-saves-60000-litres-of-water |access-date=2023-07-23 |website=Thetribalbox |language=en-in}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite news |last=M.Sagar |first=Sarathi |date=17 July 2023 |title=Gujarati's product is demanded in more than five countries, including the US: Left the job of a big package and made a cheap device to clean water for water harvesting, the company's turnover is in crores |language=gu |work=[[Dainik Bhaskar]] |url=https://www.divyabhaskar.co.in/dvb-original/news/leaving-the-job-of-big-package-and-made-a-cheap-device-that-cleans-water-neerain-amit-doshi-131546196.html}}</ref>
==Product==
[[File:NeeRain Ultra rooftop rainwater filter.png|thumb|A rainwater harvesting product made by NeeRain for water convention. It is known as the Ultra rooftop rainwater filter.]]
NeeRain offers Rooftop Filters for rainwater harvesting<ref>{{Cite web |last=VR |first=Jigar Pandya |date=2023-07-30 |title=Gujarat Startup - 14 {{!}} રેઇન વોટર હાર્વેસ્ટિંગ ડીવાઈસ |url=https://vrlivegujarat.com/startup-gujarat-program/gujarat-startup-14-rain-water-harvesting-device-vr-live/ |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=VR News Live |language=gu}}</ref> to raise Borewell water, such as the NeeRain Rooftop Rainwater Filters, NeeRain Ultra Rooftop Rainwater Filters, and the NeeRain+ Rooftop and Surface Rainwater Filters.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Buy Now – Rooftop Rainwater Filters |url=https://neerain.com/buy/ |access-date=2023-07-23 |website=NeeRain |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":4" />

The product filters rainwater through two stages of filtration. It removes large, small, and micro [[Impurity|impurities]] and can work without human intervention and can be easily mounted on a wall or down a pipe, capturing rainwater through gravitational force.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022 |title=Amit Doshi's NeeRain saves 60,000 liters of rainwater without electricity. |url=https://www.udrop.com/KooL/Recent_press_note_as_published_on_19th_April_2022_in_leading_Gujarati_Daily__for_Nee_rain.pdf |access-date=2023-07-23 |website=Gujarati Daily |language=gu}}</ref><ref name=":4" /> It doesn't require electricity, has no moving parts, and doesn't need any consumable replacement or extensive maintenance.<ref>{{Cite web |last=ER |first=Team |date=2022-07-27 |title=Auto-Dirt Diversion Technique for Rainwater Harvesting without Any Electricity Requirement |url=https://theecopreneur.in/2022/07/27/auto-dirt-diversion-technique-for-rainwater-harvesting-without-any-electricity-requirement/ |access-date=2023-07-23 |website=The Ecopreneur |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |date=2022 |title=Amruth 2.0, Innovations for you |url=https://neerain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/AMRUT2-Startups-Cards.pdf |journal=[[Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs]] |pages=45}}</ref>
==Services==
NeeRain offers services in [[Rainwater harvesting]], [[Groundwater recharge]] and Borewell Rejuvenation.<ref name=":1" />

==Notable campaigns==
NeeRain has made over 5,000 successful installations and saved an estimated 125 million liters of water in more than 250 locations across India, Asia, Africa, and [[United States|America]]. Their [[patent]]ed NeeRain rooftop rainwater harvesting filter saves 60,000 liters of water each year.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Varia |first=Akash |date=2022 |title=A simple device saves bore wells with 60,000 liters of rainwater every year |url=https://online.fliphtml5.com/xctsh/yxde/?trk=organization-update-content_share-embed-video_share-article#p=21 |journal=Indian plumbing association |volume=4 |issue=3 |pages=21–22}}</ref> It took the help of an [[Advertising agency|agency]] called [[Savage Humans]] for raising awareness about [[rainwater harvesting]] among people.

==Achievements==
The NeeRain rooftop rainwater filter won the CII's national Award for Excellence in [[Water resources|Water management]] in 2022 in the innovative water-saving product category.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Awards for Rooftop Rainwater Harvesting Filters |url=https://neerain.com/rainawards/ |access-date=2023-07-23 |website=NeeRain |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |title=CII National Award for excellence in water management 2022 |publisher=[[Confederation of Indian Industry]] |year=2022 |pages=9 |language=}}</ref> They were awarded the Water Leadership Award by [[The Economic Times]] in [[Bangalore]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022 |title=Neerain was awarded the Water Leadership Award by The Economic Times Group.pdf |url=https://www.udrop.com/KooK/Neerain_was_awarded_the_Water_Leadership_Award_By_The_Economic_Times_Group.pdf |access-date=2023-07-23 |website=[[The Economic Times]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022 |title=Entrepreneurship Development Institution of India acknowledged NeeRain.pdf |url=https://www.udrop.com/KooJ/Entrepreneurship_Development_Institution_of_India_acknowledged_NeeRain.pdf |access-date=2023-07-23 |website=[[Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India]] |language=en}}</ref>
==References==
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[[Category:Water companies of India]]
[[Category:2018 establishments in India]]
[[Category:companies based in Ahmedabad]]
[[Category:Indian companies established in 2018]]

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