Vasant Kunj Residents Take The Lead in Reducing its Dependency on Fresh Water
Vasant Kunj- an upscale residential colony in South West Delhi has taken the lead in reducing its dependency on fresh water. B-11 residents are recycling waste water from kitchens of seven households and using the resultant 2,000-odd liters thus salvaged for watering about 4,000sqm of the Jogger’s Park.
The program, assisted jointly by the parks and gardens society of Delhi and forum for organized resource conservation and enhancement (FORCE), was launched in December and will soon spread to five more housing societies that include B-1, 9 and 10 in Vasant Kunj and Nilgiri Apartments and Mandakini Enclave in Alaknanda. The project cost just over Rs 30,000, of which the parks and garden society contributed Rs 25,000.
Wing Commander Raj, general secretary of B-11 said, “We had been using treated sewage water for watering our park but then FORCE suggested that we take up this method instead. It turned out to be a more economical and cleaner way of recycling water. We are tapping the kitchen waste water of seven flats in two adjacent buildings before it enters the sewage network. The water is then cleaned in two stages and stored in a tank from where we pump it out to sprinklers. Twice a day, we get about 2,000l of clean water for the garden,”
“There is no water in Vasant Kunj, especially ground water. Residents were being forced to either use tubewells or purchase water from tankers to maintain green spaces. This idea really made sense and I am now trying to rope in both MCD and NDMC to start it in their areas on a large scale. For those who are keen on taking it up, the society will try and fund at least 85-90% of the project,” said SP Singh, CEO, parks and garden society.
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