My experiences with saving water
Saving Water Sad to hear about the plight of farmers committing suicide in India's southern states and inspired by the widely publicized Save Water campaign, I decided to act and implement a few tips to save water in my house. After all, there is a popular saying, "charity begins from home", I thought. At a personal level, I made it a habit to close open taps, use water minimally while doing basic cleaning tasks and chores, and report water leakages. But this was not enough. It was easy to identify our first goal: of reusing the RO water. It is a known fact that the RO system throws about 5-10 litres of waste water everyday, which can be used for other purposes besides drinking. So, we worked upon an idea to divert the waste RO water to a large tub placed outside the kitchen window. We used an an extra waste pipe for this purpose, which the RO service person provided at no extra cost. There was an initial resistance to this activity, as we had to keep open the k...