Water saving
Hyderabad and home water saving while supplies are tight. Soshyal cannot book or promise a tanker. Use official water-board channels for that.
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- The 20% challenge: how a Hyderabad home can cut water use by a fifth
Hyderabad homes have been asked to cut water use by at least 20%. Here is why, and what the water board itself recommends.
- Litres per task: where a city household's water goes
When taps run dry, it helps to know where water actually goes. Indian planners use a standard figure: the Bureau of Indian Standards code IS 1172 sets 135 litres per person per day as the minimum for towns with full flushing systems.
- Fix one leak: how much water a dripping tap wastes
In a water-short year, the easiest saving is water you are not even using. A dripping tap is a small leak with a big total.
- Reusing RO reject water safely at home
Reverse osmosis (RO) purifiers send part of the water they take in down the drain as 'reject' water.
- Rooftop rainwater harvesting for houses and apartments
After a weak monsoon, every litre that soaks into the ground or is stored helps.
- Recharge pits: send roof rainwater back underground
In a dry year, groundwater gets less rain to refill it. A recharge pit helps put some back by letting filtered roof water soak into the ground instead of running into drains.
- A one-week water audit for gated communities and RWAs
In a water-short year, the residents' welfare association (RWA) is often the best-placed group to cut waste across a building.
- Tanker water safety: storage, cleaning and disinfecting
When piped supply runs short, many homes rely on tankers. The water is only as safe as the tanker and the tank it ends up in.
- Why groundwater dropped in Hyderabad this year
Hyderabad's borewells depend on rain soaking into the ground. This year less of it arrived.
- Saving electricity in the heat: why 24°C is the smart AC setting
A hot El Niño year pushes up electricity demand. A few settings at home can cut your bill and ease the load on the grid.