Bengaluru Doctor Shares Small Steps For Water Conservation At Home, Internet Impressed

Bengaluru has been facing the problem of acute water crisis. Many gated communities and enterprises are encountering water shortages, forcing inhabitants and officials to seek other ways to conserve water for daily use. Amid the city’s crisis, a Bengaluru-based doctor highlighted a few steps she and her family took to conserve water. The doctor took to X (Formerly Twitter) to discuss the steps. She further claimed that these measures enabled her to save about 600 litres per day in her family of four without impacting their lifestyle.

The Bengaluru doctor Divya Sharma wrote, “Small steps for Water conservation at home. Though we have been extremely prudent with water usage earlier as well, there is always scope for improvement. Sharing our household experience.” Her first move towards water conservation is to avoid overhead showers and instead use a bucket bath. She stated that the shower uses approximately 13 litres per minute, while a bucket holds 20 litres. A 5-minute shower vs a bucket bath saves 45 litres per person. This will save around 180 litres.

Divya Sharma further stated that she had placed aerators on all of the taps in her home, which has saved roughly 360 litres of water. “A 0-minute dishwashing session now uses approximately 90 litres, compared to 450 litres previously. This is for little utensils used throughout the day. For end-of-day full loads, a dishwasher can be used, which is more water efficient than manual washing.”

She then suggested utilising RO water for mopping and gardening to save around 30 litres of water per day. Other ways she suggested are that washing machines should be used when they have reached maximum capacity. Regular car washing can be discontinued; instead, dusting every day and washing with a wet cloth on alternate days would work perfectly. Lastly, she talks about using a single push flush, which can also save about 30 litres of water.

The thread was posted a day ago on X and has subsequently had over 88,000 views. Many people even left comments on the post to share their perspectives. A user stated, “It’s easy to point to the general public but mass societal changes are needed. Industries, especially commercial ones, must be overseen strictly, not reactively. Proactive work on water bodies.”