Lets take Mumbai's water crisis HEAD ON

* India Specific Presentation

* Million liters per day

Which is sufficient only for 200 days..;; d ys

& then

Mumbai’s Domestic per capita water consumption per day (excluding water supplied for industrial demand) = j above 100 liters just

Mumbai’s Domestic per capita water consumption per day (excluding water supplied for industrial demand) = j above 100 liters just Water W te supplied to most slum areas lied mo t l m e = 25 liters per day per household (not per capita)# * Conservative Estimate # According to Bombay Community Public Trust

Mumbai’s Domestic per capita water consumption per day (excluding water supplied for industrial demand) = j above 100 liters just Water W te supplied to most slum areas lied mo t l m e = 25 liters per day per household (not per capita)# The other 50% (which is most of ‘US’ who are reading this) consume 190 liters per capita per day ^ er ca ita er * Conservative Estimate # According to Bombay Community Public Trust ^ Assuming 2.5 members per household in slums (highly conservative estimate) and 100 lpcd water availability on an average across Mumbai (lower than actual)

My numbers may well be wrong… but I urge you to answer this for yourself

Read on for answers All figures henceforth are per capita per day (unless specified otherwise) and are based on a ‘Water Audit’ as part of BIS seminar 2009 & some common sense

New Dual Flush Toilets use only about 3 or 6 liters per flush If you cant afford to replace your old 1, look up the internet for ways to save water with the older designs

goes down the drains Be vigilant for leaky/running taps and overflowing tanks, use press handle type taps, turn off taps while brushing. Educate your family members and housemaid. Remember – a tap running for 1 minute means ~ 2 liters of water lost

It takes Install low flow showers. Make your showers quick.. Or share showers :p

Top loaders use about 140 liters o per load Front loaders are more efficient – they use about 50 to 80 liters per load Buy front loaders. Minimize the number of loads as far as possible

Sum it Up And remember we have not even accounted for.. Your Cars Your gardens & Drinking Water

She wont be happy if she is told that grown ups around her could have averted a water crisis.. ….. but d d didn’t Think of this …

Which means ‘No’ or atleast ‘fewer’ “Dry Days” No fewer Dry Days trust me.. It wont take anything more than a Commitment it t to achieve a 2 liter per day saving

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Lets take Mumbai's water crisis HEAD ON

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