Useful Water

India is a country with a big population. We have limited natural resources and we mostly depend on our rivers and annual rains for our water needs and wants. But those rains actually play truant many years and if it fails, there is a huge water crisis everywhere. Having returned to India after a long US stint, I can certainly say a few things.

I have never seen a water crisis in the US. Of course, the US is a country with a much smaller population. Plus, in Detroit and New York(where we stayed for a cumulative time of 12 years), there is snow all the time beginning in November or December and the snow goes all the way till April! That is the primary water resource for the places that I stayed in. Detroit is also surrounded by fresh water lakes – so there is yet another water resource.

However, India’s story is different. In the last 13 years of staying in Bangalore, I have seen every community gasping for water. It seems to go well initially, but eventually the borewells run dry and every community turns to water tankers for everyday use. If we think water woes are bad in winter(Bangalore winter), it is more scary in the summer. I find it quite funny that the buildings and apartments themselves stand so tall and strong but there is no water in them at all.. 🙁 I cannot for the life of me figure how we can have tall buildings but absolutely no long term water source(and those apartments selling price is in crores)

We all love Bangalore! 🙂 What is not to love in it? 🙂 We all move there and grumble about the nasty traffic is another story… 😉 Seriously though, with all of us moving to a city only increases the water woes. And some places have sprawling apartments with at least a few houses every few meters(What? Where is the water going to come for that apartment, buddy?) Looking at so many apartments together, seriously gives me “flat fears” and I feel sorry for Mother Earth for drinking up every ounce of her energy….

Having talked enough water woes, let us see what are some ways we can alleviate the water woes:

1. We definitely must not allow the water to run everywhere when brushing teeth or doing the dishes. Water being water, runs quickly away and it is a quite a big habit to restrict water wastage.
2. Water habits must come from within from each one of us…it will definitely not come by somebody telling us not to waste it. And I don’t see it being strongly imbibed in any society as such…
3. Water meters are good way to be accountable for the water being used everyday by each household.
4. RO water can be reused for watering the plants or mopping the house.
5. All water leaks have to be sealed effectively.
6. Maids are the backbone of every Indian household. If they can be taught not to waste water, it will go a long way in saving water.

Are there any other different ways that you can think of saving water?

With good rains evading Bangalore for the last 6 months, a little drop can go a long way of saving water in the long run…

This post is for alphabet ‘U’ of BlogchatterA2Z 2024!