Jaison Water Tap

These taps were a common sight on the roads in erstwhile Travancore, part of modern-day Kerala state in South India.

The Jaison water tap is an excellent example of commercialized grass roots innovation from modern India, that went far beyond what is typically termed Jugaad or life hack.

Due to militant trade union activism prevalent in the region, the factory had to shut shop and moved to Coimbatore.

HydroPlan, a German company, purchased the rights to produce, sell and distribute the tap worldwide except in India and Sri Lanka.

The Indian Railways still use the Jaison water taps effectively and widely across India,[7] both inside the trains and at the stations.