Bengaluru 'water warriors' challenge citizens in city to be 'water kanjoos' this summer
Facing a hot summer and water shortage, citizens in Bengaluru have begun a WhatsApp group to promote water conservation
Bengaluru is slowly but surely feeling the effects of the continuous drought in the Karnataka with many areas getting water just once in two or three days. The government has assured that it will be able to provide water until the end of May but with the summer temperatures increasing day by day, that assurance today looks unachievable.
So while the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) and local civic agencies struggle to provide water to the city, a few citizens have expressed concern over their lives being dependent on the vagaries of nature.
A group of citizens has started a WhatsApp group called 'Bengaluru Water Warriors'. The main aim is to inform and educate citizens to avoid wasting as well as save our precious water.
That group, which has now grown to almost 100 members, organised an event in Cubbon Park this morning calling all citizens to 'Join Hands to Save Water.'
With the active participation of the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) and Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), volunteers targeted morning walkers and educated them on various aspects of saving water.
NO WATER, NO LIFE!
The volunteers have challenged Bengalureans to be 'Water Kanjoos' this summer.
They distributed bookmarks to walkers in Cubbon park that had five simple steps which need to be followed and then to tag their friends on Facebook to do the same.
Meenakshi, an active member of Bengaluru Water Warriors tells India Today that if citizens can follow these steps, 'It will make a difference to the prevailing water crisis,' in the city today.
THE WATER KANJOOS CHALLENGE
- The group is asking citizens to follow these steps:
- Check all taps, faucets & pipes for leaks & fix immediately
- Fix water tap aerators & save up to 30% of water
- Carry your own water bottle
- Adopt water-less car wash to clean your vehicles
- Save & reuse the RO purifier runoff water
Anand, another member of Bengaluru Water Warriors says that the city cannot keep depending on the river Cauvery for its daily water needs and alternatives must be found at the earliest and hence they all 'came together to save and create awareness in the 198 wards of the city and most importantly to get people to participate in this.'
He added that the government agencies provided full support and have also asked the group to promote this campaign.
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