5 point citizens pledge
Below is the '5 point citizens pledge' for
water conservation.
22nd march is celebrated as World Water Day every year. This year begins the
Decade for Action that will last till 2014 with the theme 'Action for life'
It is appropriate if we all take a PLEDGE for conserving water.
The Eureka Forbes Institute of Environment has created a
simple '5 Point Citizens Pledge card' for water conservation, which, when
practised, saves 40,000 litres of water each. The 5
points are:
- Stop leaking taps. A tap leaking @ 15 drops a minute wastes
24 litres a day or 7500 litres a year. It is cheapest to get a
plumber
immediatley to fix it.
- Submerge a 1 litre cold drink bottle, filled with sand, in the flush
tank. This way every time you flush you save a litre. In a
day 2 litres at least is saved and 750 litres is saved a year.
- Switch over to a Adjustable flush tank- having short and
long flush options. You save 9 litres of water a day or
almost 3000 litres a year.
- Take a bucket bath instead of a shower bath. You save
70 litres a day or almost 30 000 litres a year. For those who find it
diffciult, follow this on 5 days a week and shower on 2 days.
- Turn off the tap while Brushing teeth/ Shaving. This saves
7 litres a day or 2500 litres a year.
Thus with these 5 simple practices, one can save
40,000 liters. 5 people save 2 Lakh litres. 500 people save 2
Million Litres of water.
The Eureka Forbes Institute of Environment has created Pledge cards, that can
be put up in the home.
