Grey Water Usage Inspires Student
By Arnab, Gaea News NetworkMonday, March 22, 2010
MADHYA PRADESH, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com)- A school student in Madhya Pradesh got inspired by the school’s Water Management methods implemented by Unicef and he used the concept in his class science project successfully. He studies in Class X. Vikas Pawar built a plaster and cardboard model to demonstrate how used water can be used and recycled effectively to evade water shortage in areas that suffer from scarcity of water. The school he studies in, also suffers from water scarcity. The concept is generally called grey water recycling.
The student revealed that his school uses monsoon water in a Cement tank that can hold 50,000 liters of water. This water is used for coking and drinking in summer when water is scarce. Grey water is used for toilets. Grey water means water that has been already used for bathing or washing. A student uses almost 30 liters of water daily in bathroom and this can be used to water the plants and flush toilets. His school has more than 200 residential students. The grey water is made to pass through a filter to thwart paper and other materials. The filtered water is made to pass through some tanks so the sediments are collected.
The school earlier used to suffer from water shortage in summer and excess monsoon water was wasted. However, after adopting the grey water usage method, the students and teachers do not have to face water scarcity at all. A similar model of water recycling has been implemented in 8 residential tribal schools in Madhya Pradesh as it has been revealed. Unicef plans to negotiate with more schools to implement this concept.
