Vishwanath S is the Trustee with Biome Environmental Trust, Bangalore. In this episode, ‘Understanding The Future of Water Security In Cities’ with Vishwanath S, he helps us understand how we can develop water security in India and what the different aspects related to its operations, maintenance and finances are.
We started our discussion by understanding the different sources of water for a city and how the sources differ from the cities. We discussed the need for rainwater harvesting and how it can be done in cities with many high-rise buildings. We also understood water conservation in slums and low-income areas. Then he helped us in understanding the need for a 24x7 clean water supply and how we can develop systems to achieve it. Further, we will talk about energy efficiency, water fee and the economic cost of borewells and water pumping followed by sewage treatment plants, stormwater drainage and why wastewater treatment is as important as providing clean water 24x7. We also talked about bringing behavioural change, increased investments and designing our cities in more efficient ways with master plans. We also discussed the phenomenon of rapid urban flooding and how we can address this problem. Lastly, we discussed the different skill sets required to develop water security in our cities
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