“Save
Water Save Bengaluru” Campaign
The failure of rains in
the monsoon and depleting water availability in KRS dam and also ground water
in Bangalore may cause sevier water shortage in the summer months. Bangalore
Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) with the technical support of Karnataka
State Council for Science and Technology (KSCST) initiated the programme to
bring in awareness in Bangalore for water conservation to avert drinking water
crisis in and around Bangalore.
Save
Water Save Bengaluru” Campaign was flagged off on 22nd March 2017,
Wednesday on the occasion of “World Water Day” at Vidhana Soudha, Bengaluru.
Honorable
Chief Minister of Karnataka Sri Siddaramaiah with Minister Sri K. J .George, Sri
Tushaar Girinath, IAS, Chairman, BWSSB, Sri Kemparamaiah, Engineer in Chief,
BWSSB, Sri A.R. Shivakumar, PI, RWH, KSCST, IISc , Sri P. N. Ravindra,
Additional Chief Engineer, New Initiatives and Public Outreach, BWSSB, Smt. P.G.
R. Sindhia and others inaugurated the awareness campaign organized by BWSSB and
Government of Karnataka. He also flagged off a 4 km rally to create awareness
about water conservation.
Over
300 participated in the awareness campaign “Save Water Save Bengaluru”. BWSSB
Team, KSCST Team, Scouts and Guides team, Children from various schools, NGOs,
Press, and Media were present. Rally started at Vidhana Soudha and passed
through K R Circle, K G road and successfully concluded at the Sewage Treatment
Plant at Cubbon Park. A Street Play was also organized a performed by Abhinaya
Taranga team.
KSCST
provided technical support for educating NGOs and others to run the campaign
till the end of May. To conserve water Sri A.R. Shivakumar suggested following
three points for the city of Bengaluru and are being advocated by campaign
partners:
“Save Water Save Bangalore” - YOU
can do it....
1. Used Kitchen sink water can be reused for watering plants.
2.
RO reject water can be as high as 70% which can be used for moping and cleaning
the floor.
3. Toilet flushing requires 27% of your daily
water need and washing machine discharges 22% of
your daily water need. YOU can
save at least 20% of fresh water daily.
