[[Image:lever action icon.png|right|100px80px]][[Image:indus pump.jpg|thumb|right|250px200px|The Indus pump. Photo: [http://www.rwsn.ch/prarticle.2005-10-25.9856177177/prarticle.2005-10-26.2582788867/prarticle.2008-12-04.2105225472/prarticle.2009-02-09.2040158779 RWSN.]]][[Image:Indus engineer drawing.jpg|thumb|right|250px200px|The Indus engineer drawing of parts. Click to zoom image. Photo: [http://www.rural-water-supply.net/_ressources/documents/default/INDUS-KABUL-PAMIR_Specification_Rev-1-2006.pdf INDUS-KABUL-PAMIR Specification.] RWSN.]]
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The Indus pump is a conventional lever action handpump. It is designed for heavy-duty use, serving communities of 300 persons. The maximum recommended lift is 45 m. The Indus pump is similar to the [[Kabul pump]] (a lighter version that is a more shallow pump) and the [[Pamir pump]] (a deeper pump).
The Indus pump is not fully corrosion resistant; rods are subject to rusting. The Indus pump is a public domain pump defined by RWSN specifications, only used in Afghanistan and Pakistan. It is easy to install and have excellent potential for community-based maintenance. The configuration includes an “open top” cylinder: the piston can be removed from the cylinder without dismantling the rising main. The foot valve is retractable with a fishing tool.
===Suitable conditions===
Distribution: tens of thousands in Pakistan & Afghanistan.<br>
In Pakistan and in Afghanistan, the use of stainless steel components is uncommon; therefore, these pumps should not be used as substitutes for the [[Afridev pump]].
===Construction, operations and maintenance===
Pump head, handle and pump stand are made of galvanised steel, pump rods of mild steel, rising main of PVC-U pipe (Ø63 mm), cylinder of PVC-U pipe with brass liner (Ø50 mm), plunger and foot valve are of plastic. This pump is not fully corrosion resistant, the rods are subject to corrosion.
This pump has an excellent “Community Management Potential”, it is reliable, easy to repair by a village caretaker and popular with the communities.
===Manuals, videos, and links===
* Complete specifications: [http://www.rural-water-supply.net/_ressources/documents/default/INDUS-KABUL-PAMIR_Specification_Rev-1-2006.pdf Handpump Specification for: Indus pump, Kabul pump, Pamir pump.] RWSN. Revision 1-2006.
===Acknowledgements===
* [http://www.rural-water-supply.net/en/implementation/handpump-overview/indus-kabul-pamir-pumps Implementation • Handpump Technology: Indus, Kabul & Pamir Pumps.] RWSN.
* Eng. Wahidullah Khoram and Karl Erpf. [http://www.rural-water-supply.net/_ressources/documents/default/INDUS-KABUL-PAMIR_Specification_Rev-1-2006.pdf Handpump Specification for: Indus pump, Kabul pump, Pamir pump.] RWSN. Revision 1-2006. SKAT.