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Residents show way to beat water blues
In the midst of irregular water supplies and dearth of ground water, there are families that never face shortage of water. Simple methods to conserve government supplied water have helped the families to have abundant water even during the times of crisis.Â
​Hyderabad: In the midst of irregular water supplies and dearth of ground water, there are families that never face shortage of water. Simple methods to conserve government supplied water have helped the families to have abundant water even during the times of crisis.
In addition to the rain water harvesting pits, Telephone Colony in Kothapet has set up three underground water tankers (6 feet deep each) which store government supplied water for usage during the times of crisis.
Colony Association president Laxmayya says that the water supplied by HMWS&SB is stored in these tanks and is sufficient for the whole colony of 200 families when supply from the government is delayed. P U Rao (42), resident from the colony says that their colony uses water efficiently. A month ago we didn’t have water supply from the Government for four days. Yet, water from the storage tanks at the community hall was adequate to supply to all the residents, ‘’ he says.
Similarly, families in Shirdi Sai Colony near B N Reddy Nagar, have never experienced water crisis for the past for more than 15 years. Colony comprises of 4-5 water harvesting pits. B Sukracharyulu (60), a retired SBI officer constructed a rain water harvesting pit in their house in the year 2008 with an underground tank that stores Government supplied water.
The family has never experienced water crisis. “We hardly use the ground water. Water supplied by the government if stored and consumed carefully, you wouldn’t need a lot of ground water for your daily use. If tanks are constructed by individuals as a part of their house, maintenance wouldn’t be much of an issue” said Sukracharyulu, when asked about the maintenance of these underground tanks. He added by saying that it would not cost more than Rs. 1500 to construct a tank.
Apart from storing the government supplied water for times of crisis, there are families who recycle the water depending on the purpose. Sailaja Bala (45), a resident of Narapally reuses the government supplied water for gardening after she has washed her cooking ingredients.
She also makes sure that the water used for washing vehicles or the front yard find its way to the plants she put outside her house via narrow channels leading to the plants. “Every drop is important. Moreover water after washing cooking ingredients can be used for gardening as that water can be nutritious for the plants” she said.
By: Sasidhar Kocharlakota
