8 Effective Ways to Reduce Water Wastage in India

According to WHO’s report 2015-16, India has been suffering from scarcity of potable water for the last few decades. And the saddest part of it is, most people neglect the fact. As a result, about 27% of the total population does not get sufficient potable water. This is not the end, the most sticking fact is, if the situation does not change then there will be a drastic change in this figure and more than 40% of the total population of the country may not have potable water by 2030.

This manifests we are living in an edge. Unfortunately, most of us hardly bother about the fact and keep on wasting water in our day to day life. Just reducing water wastage in domestic level can solve half of the problem.

Conservation of water is not rocket science indeed. Some simple steps are enough to solve a big problem. Let’s have a look the points that will help you to be a part of the big campaign that has already raised its voice all over India.

How To Conserve Water In Your Home? 

1. Turning off taps solves 10% of the problem... 

If you become habituated with turning of your taps while brushing your teeth standing in front of your wash basin, believe me, you are saving 10% of water problem in this country.

2. Use sanitary ware as long as you can... 

Using a wash basin or placing a cistern displacement device in your toilet reduces the wastage of the volume water used in each hand wash and flush. And the best part is, with the prosperity of this country, sanitaryware in India has already flourished itself. And you can have these very easily.

3. Check the faucets and the water pipes for leakage... 

A small drip from a worn faucet can waste at about 20 gallons of water per day. And a larger gallon is the cause of 100 gallons of water wastage. You can check the leak of the pipes by placing some drops of food colouring in the cistern and will see the colour in the part of the leakage. Seal it immediately.

4. Minimise the volume of water while taking a shower... 

One way to cut down the wastage of water is to stop the shower while you are soaping up. Then turn it on after rinsing. Taking a shorter shower saves about 45 gallons of water in every minute. And a four minutes shower uses approximately 20 to 40 gallons of water. Moreover, it should be better to use a container to hold water while you are bathing.

5. Change the way of watering plants in your garden... 

Water your garden with a watering can instead of hosepipe. Use of a watering can saves water 1000 litters of water every minute. Mulching and watering your plant regularly early in the morning and late evening help you reduce evaporation and also save water.

6. Minimise your kitchen sink garbage: 

People forget the fact that a kitchen sink is not for stocking the kitchen garbage but washing your kitchen stuffs instead. A loaded kitchen sinks clogs water. On the other hand, it takes an ample volume of water to dispose off the solid parts of your wastage food. More than 200 gallons of water waste to clean all the kitchen garbage every day. So, start composting your wastage food instead of disposing them off with water.

7. Use your dishwasher and washing machine fully loaded... 

Using the Automatic dishwasher and washing machine fully loaded is the best way to conserve water wastage. Most dishwasher makers recommend you not to rinse, just because it’s the best way to save water while washing dishes. While using washing machines avoid the auto circle of washing as it takes 5 gallons water more to rinse the clothes. Instead of using the rinse option of a clothes washer you can rinse it by hand.

8. Install water meter in your home... 

Inexpensive water saving shower heads are available in the market easily. When you are paying your utility supplier for exactly how much water you use, paying an estimated bill, there is an enticement to waste less of the stuff.

Closure thought: 

It’s really very stunning that only squander of man changes the whole scenario and water, once that was one of the most sustainable resources has become the product of scarcity. It’s better to take chief responsibility of saving our planet from insufficiency of water that is going to be the most vital problem soon.