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As a part of our project, we are planning to fabricate Thermosyphon Water Purification System by using Thermosyphon system, solar dish and PCM to produced clean drinking water. Purification reduces the concentration of particulate matter including suspended particles, parasites, bacteria, algae, viruses, and fungi as well as reduces the concentration of a range of dissolved and particulate matter. These Thermosyphon purification system is a modification of conventional solar still but the efficiency achieved is much higher than the conventional solar still. There are 5 major components in our design consists of upper basin, lower basin, Thermosyphon system, solar dish and PCM chamber. The impure water is taken into Lower basin and upper basin, Initially the temperature of water in the lower basin is low, so to increase the temperature of the water. Thermosyphon loop system is connected with the lower basin. A solar dish is also used to increase the rate of evaporation in the upper basin the energy from the lower basin is transferred to the condensing cover and the side walls of the tank which is been wasted to surroundings will be captured by upper basin. We will be using phase changing material (PCM), which helps the purification to work on absence of sunlight. So, our basic design of the project is to increase the rate of evaporation and condensation process.