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Checking -waste news article in HT
CHECKING WASTE - Rainwater harvesting is their mission
Harpreet Kaur harpreetpc@yahoo.com
HOSHIARPUR(27-4-10)
A group of motivated people in the city is zeal- ously trying to awaken the eco- consciousness of residents by not simply holding seminars or distributing pamphlets but by helping them set up rain- water harvesting systems.
Taking inspiration from them, a new colony spread over 16 acres on the Bharwain road has installed a huge water harvesting system that saves 4.5 crore litre of water from going waste annually. Dr Rajinder Sharma and his team formed Bhoomi in 2006 to create awareness about environmental hazards.
The foremost project they took up was that of conserv- ing water. So far, the organi- sation has set up water har- vesting systems in two schools and a factory and work is on in the swimming pool at the Services Club here.
“We noticed that more than 5 lakh litre of water was get- ting wasted during cleaning and refilling of the pool every week. We put forth a propos- al of a water recharge system to the district administration and the District Swimming Association, which was promptly accepted.
Swimming association pres- ident Paramjit Singh Sachdeva even offered all financial help.
We have dug a well near the pool where discharged water will be collected. The same will percolate down and recharge groundwater,“ Bhoomi project director Manoj Sharma said.
The organisation carries out tree plantation in schools where students and teachers whose birthdays fall in that particular month, are made to plant saplings and given the responsibility to take care of them. Each member of Bhoomi celebrates his birthday in a similar manner.
They use platforms of social, religious and academic functions to convey their mes- sage.
Occasionally, they canvass through the city, turning off public taps that people leave running all day.
“All of us observe self-dis- cipline and ensure that every- day we save a few litres of water,“ Sharma added.