Bangalore apartment leads by example
For Residents of Mana Sarovar Apartment, water crisis and hefty electricity bills are things of the past, thanks to the foresight of a resident.
As summer approaches, borewells across the city dry up and tankers are summoned. However, for Residents of Mana Sarovar Apartment in Doddanekkundi Marathahalli, water crisis and hefty electricity bills are things of the past, thanks to the foresight of a resident.
A mechanical engineer, Kannan Venkitachalam, found a solution to both the problems in one shot. After a little investigation, he realized that apartment’s electricity bill for the common area was very high and it is because of the automatic motor pumping system installed in the building. The system automatically pumped up water every time the water level dropped in the overhead tank of the apartment. Also,long hours of pumping almost dried up borewells and they needed to depend on water tankers.
Residents tried several methods to resolve the issue such as tried to pump water in regular intervals but it failed as many residents started complaining that they did not get enough water and also resulted in water wastage. Residents began to store water. Sometimes, the stored water went unused for a couple of days.
After a little investigation and searching in Internet to find a better way to deal with the issue. Venkitachalam found installing individual water meters as one of the solutions for the water problem.
Making the residents agree to install separate water meters in all homes was not easy. “I went to each house and asked them a couple of simple questions. I asked them to give another solution for the problem if they are not ready to install water meters. A few days later, 30 families staying in the building agreed on my proposal. Two households rejected it because of the amount of money involved,” he said.
With the help of a plumber, Venkitachalam came up with a proposal with an estimation of Rs3 lakh. “We set up water meters in five homes in the beginning. Their bills ranged from Rs 100 to Rs 2,000 based on the use. We then discussed ways to reduce the bill amount. Best practices were shared between the residents. We started to monitor and control our water usage, and as a result, our electricity bills also came down. The point is, once a commodity is billed, we try to keep its usage to a minimum,” he said.
Today, Mana Sarovar has water supply 24/7. “But we still depend on water tankers. This is to use less amount of water from our borewells to recharge them,” he said.
Courtesy: dnaindia.com
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Regards,
Kannan Venkitachalam
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@Mahesh
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Rakesh HP
Any body pls tell me how much it cost for a house, ours is 12 flats apartment.
where to buy, installation cost, techniques etc. I hope somebody will help us by sharing this needy information.
thanks.
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