Mumbaikars curtail water use for Diwali safai after being sensitised to water shortage and impending 30 per cent cut
Mumbaikars curtail water use for Diwali safai after being sensitised to water shortage and impending 30 per cent cut
Diwali, for most families, is the time to give homes an annual wash. This year water use has been cautious, as the BMC may revise the current 15 per cent water cut to 30 per cent after Diwali.
The good news is that several Mumbaikars have been using water carefully. In fact, many co-operative housing societies have set cleaning instructions for its residents.
Madhu Soni (49), fromu00a0Shivalay Co-operative Society in Vile Parle (E), said, "I cleaned my house using only a bucket of water and we vacuumed the rest of the house.
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The entire building has decided to use minimum water for Diwali cleaning."
Twinkle Thakur Singh (28) from Ghatkopar, said, "We have been instructed by our society to avoid hosing grills down.
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Paani Ki Kya Zaroorat? Conscientious Mumbaikars are vacuuming homes and wiping off dust, instead of hosing down the house. |
Since we cannot avoid the cleaning, we used bucket water, and grills and floors have been wiped clean with a wet cloth.
Our maids have been also told to use minimum water."
Post Diwali
"Karze ki khushiya bana rahein hai," said a senior official from BMC's water department.
"If we calculate the water stock with the 15 per cent cut, it is likely to last till next May, but with a 30 per cent cut, it will last till mid-July.
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We will finalise the cut only after Diwali." An official said that it would be wise to check the amount of water citizens use for Diwali cleaning.
Owing to the bad rains, BMC has implemented the 15 per cent cut since August. Pramod Charankar, deputy municipal commissioner, said, "The heavy downpour this month didn't help much."
Did you know?
The city's water demand goes up by 8-10 crore litres every year, which is equal to water in 40 Olympic-size swimming pools
Presently, the city receives u00a0328-crore litres a day (1,312 Olympic-size swimming pools) against the demand of 420-crore litres of water (1,680 Olympic-size swimming pools).
(Above figures have been calculated on basis of 25 lakh litres is equal to 1 swimming pool)
Water Projects
Water projects like the Middle Vaitarna Water Supply Project, which will provide an additional 45.5 crore litres a day, will be completed in 2011.
Two other dams on the river Gargai and Pinjal will be ready by 2017 and 2021.
92-Cr litresThe amount of water Mumbai u00a0falls short of each day, equals to water in 383 Olympic-size swimming poolsu00a0
