Did you know that a leaking tap in your home (or office) can waste 100 litres of water every month?
Getting leaky taps, pipes and toilets fixed is a simple way to show you care for the environment. Wasting water is criminal, given that 163 million Indians do not have access to clean drinking water.
To find out how much water your leaky tap is wasting, click on this link and follow the instructions.
Some grim facts about the water crisis in India:
- According to a report by The Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), Northern India has faced a critical fall in the level of groundwater by 75-85 percent.
- According to a survey by the Economic Times, 24 % of areas of Bengaluru receive only hard water. The water is not usable.
- As per the report of NITI Ayog, Delhi will run out of groundwater in 2020.
- In a study by National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI) the groundwater levels in Delhi are depleting at a rate of 10 cm per year.
- As per the report by Global Surface Water Explorer, more than 20 lakhs people of Chennai face the problem of gettting fresh water every year for at least 2-3 months.
