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Don’t let this become H2woe
Updated On: 16 March, 2024 04:32 AM IST | Mumbai | Hemal Ashar
As Mumbai’s five per cent water cut begins, an environment crusader on learning to respect a cheap but precious resource
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People collect free drinking water from a tanker. Representation pic
Summer will be no bummer if we handle the five per cent reduction in water supply or water cut until April 24, wisely and well. We have to find that fine balance between alarm and complacency. Remember that this water cut follows a 15 per cent cut that came earlier.
At the outset, it is worth highlighting that there are three Rs in conservation that are frequently touted. These are Reuse, Reduce and Recycle. There is a fourth ‘R’ that needs to be part of this lexicon: that is Respect. Consumers in Mumbai pay approximately Rs 7 per kilolitre (1,000 litre). When something is scarce and needs to be used with utmost care, we need to respect it. This change in attitude can be brought about by a higher water tariff. Think about it, we are willing to pay Rs 20 for a litre of mineral water. Yet, it is mumbles, rumbles and grumbles if we are asked to pay Rs 30 for a kilolitre of water. That then, is elementary, my dear water Watson, since it is cheap, we do not respect it. Meanwhile, let us not forget all the political games going around for water, and how politicians use this resource to play politics, make electoral promises, go one-up on their rivals and all the shenanigans that gain traction, especially when we hear water scarcity alarm bells peal or elections near.
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