Survey IB

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Children’s Movement for Civic Awareness A joint initiative of Public Affairs Centre & Swabhimana

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Water in the city Children’s Investigation Report

GENERAL SURVEYHOUSEHOLDS: 

GENERAL SURVEY HOUSEHOLDS

Objectives: 

Objectives To enhance both citizens' and our awareness of urban water issues To shape our perspectives on urban water issues

Children as field investigators: 

Children as field investigators Questionnaire comprising of 30 questions administered by us. Survey was carried out in September - October 2007 Awareness leaflet distributed to each household

Children as field investigators  Contd…: 

Children as field investigators Contd… About 2000 of us from 50 Civic Clubs participated as field investigators. Civic club members from Private, Government, Municipal & Aided high schools did the survey in pairs. More than 3000 households spread across the city were covered

Profile of Respondents: 

Profile of Respondents

Sources of water: 

Sources of water

Sources of water: 

Sources of water

Amount spent and piped water usage per month: 

Amount spent and piped water usage per month 20% did not know how much they spend on piped water In Middle & Upper Income areas (N=2398) Use of water

Amount spent and piped water usage per month: 

52% did not know how much they spend on piped water In Lower Income areas (N=83) Amount spent and piped water usage per month Use of water

Sewerage Connections: 

Sewerage Connections In Middle & Upper Income areas (N=2398)

Sewerage Connections: 

Sewerage Connections In Lower Income areas (N=99)

Open wells: 

Open wells

Open wells: 

Open wells In Middle & Upper Income areas (N=2964)

Water in Bangalore - Awareness: 

Water in Bangalore - Awareness In Middle & Upper Income areas (N=2964) 22% were totally unaware of the two river sources

Water in Bangalore - Awareness: 

In Middle & Upper Income areas (N=2964) Aware Water in Bangalore - Awareness

Water in Bangalore - Awareness: 

Where does the sewage of the city go 53% graduates In Middle & Upper Income areas (N=2964) Water in Bangalore - Awareness

Water in Bangalore - Awareness: 

In Lower Income areas (N=99) 63% were totally unaware of the two river sources Water in Bangalore - Awareness

Water in Bangalore - Awareness: 

In Lower Income areas (N=99) Water in Bangalore - Awareness Aware

Water in Bangalore - Awareness: 

Where does the sewage of the city go In Lower Income areas (N=99) 61% are 10th std. & below Water in Bangalore - Awareness

Water in Bangalore - Practice: 

90% of the respondents stated that Bangalore is facing a water problem In Middle & Upper Income areas (N=2964) Water in Bangalore - Practice

Water in Bangalore - Practice: 

81% of the respondents stated that Bangalore is facing a water problem In Lower Income areas (N=99) Water in Bangalore - Practice

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Investigation Brigade “we wanted to know more”

Objectives: 

Objectives To complement the field survey conducted by CMCA members To seek the views of key players on the Water issue in the city

We learnt that: 

We learnt that Water bill has an interesting story The water we drink comes all the way from Waynad (Kerala) Different methods to harvest rainwater

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Methodology 38 students from 17 schools

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Methodology Overall view of water, detailed inputs on different stakeholders of water, method of interviewing etc. Divided into 10 groups, we framed the questions for the respective interviews We interviewed 10 representatives from various agencies and departments over two days

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We interviewed officials from BWSSB CGWB KSPCB BBMP M&G KOAPA Forest dept. LDA BDA Lumbini Garden

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Officials’ responses and opinions

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PIPED WATER SUPPLY AND ITS ADMINISTRATION GROUND WATER LEVEL AND REGULATION OF BORE WELLS LAKES RAIN WATER HARVESTING FUTURE – USE OF RECYCLED WATER? Main issues

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PIPED WATER SUPPLY

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PIPED WATER SUPPLY AND its administration Unequal Distribution Due to geophysical conditions, low-lying areas and variation in pressure. In a few places pipelines are laid but water connection is yet to be given Distribution also depends on closing and opening of valves. The dept does not have much control over the action of the valve men. Wastage of water Public taps not metered Old pipes are corroded. In 4 – 5 yrs these pipes will be replaced. People are stealing water by breaking pipes There are several unauthorized connections

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PIPED WATER SUPPLY AND its administration (Contd…) Faulty meters Meters are fine. Any complaints will be looked into by the dept and necessary action will be taken. Water adalats are conducted regularly. If problems are not solved people could go to the next higher authority. Increase in rates This couldn’t be done, as it was a politically sensitive issue. Shocked to hear that many people still think that they should get water for free

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Source: Times of India GROUND WATER

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GROUND WATER level and regulation of BOREWELLS The M&G said that they have plans to enforce recharge of ground water and create awareness among people in this regard Both M&G and CGWB said that there is no legislation at present to regulate the installation of borewells. The CGWB said ground water in several areas is not fit for domestic purposes due to high chemical & bacterial content.

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The KSPCB said that every year the industries are required to present reports on the wastewater disposal. It is compulsory for big industries to have their own treatment plants. The CGWB said that in the name of development - concrete footpaths, more apartment complexes, etc. rain water seepage into the ground is hindered. When asked about concreting of footpaths, BBMP said that footpaths are sloped so as to make the water flow into the drains through channels which finally flow into Storm Water Drains. The fact remains that groundwater is not recharged. GROUND WATER level and regulation of BOREWELLS (Contd…)

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LAKES

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LAKES LDA  co-ordinates  with other departments and has set-up the General Council which meets once in 3 months to discuss lake related issues. LDA has no powers for enforcement. Officials lamented that lakes are being used as dumping yards. Lakes are dying because the funds for maintenance are insufficient. Earlier the lakes were under Forest Dept and LDA. The Forest Department said that 114 lakes were under its jurisdiction for maintenance. However about 20 lakes have been handed over to BBMP for maintenance, BDA has 14 while rest of the lakes are maintained by Forest dept.

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LAKES (Contd…) One of the lakes being maintained by a private developer seemed in a good condition. The lake did not have weeds or hyacinth and fish was spotted with relative ease. The KSPCB is responsible for monitoring the water quality of lakes. They have taken steps such as banning of immersion of idols in lakes and make special arrangements during the festival period. The BDA, which develops new residential layouts, was asked why tank beds had been used for developing layouts. The reply we got was that they were not tank beds but catchment areas for water

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Rain Water Harvesting Source: Times of India

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Rain Water Harvesting The BBMP has ruled that any new building plan in order to receive building sanction should have RWH plans in place .BBMP officers are supposed to inspect during construction and before issuing Occupancy Certificates BWSSB needs to be congratulated for their initiative in training engineers in RWH techniques to extend assistance to interested parties.

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Rain Water Harvesting (Contd..) When BBMP was asked what steps are being taken to make people aware of RWH, they said that NGOs are doing a good job of spreading awareness. KOAPA the organization of developers does direct all its members to install rainwater-harvesting systems in their projects.

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The future - Recycled water

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Use of recycled water The hundreds of parks in the city belonging to either BDA or BBMP do not use recycled water We learnt that only KSPCB has the authority to enforce use of recycled water by industries. They(KSPCB) do check the water consumption by industries and insist on using recycled water but admitted that there is insufficient supply of recycled water KOAPA - The construction industry uses bore well water and not recycled water. Only large apartment complexes have STP and can generate recycled water. In new layouts dual pipelines will be laid for fresh water and recycled water.

Our Experiences: 

Our Experiences We were disappointed at how little adults knew about water We felt the survey was a productive exercise We got praises from houses we visited that we are doing a good job We learnt a lot and created a lot of awareness We enjoyed the IB workshop as we got an opportunity to interact with and interview officials, who spent a lot of time with us Officials were polite and courteous to us We understood the role of the different departments and organizations & also that all the departments have problems of their own.

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Key Concerns The water board does not have much control over the action of the valve men. There is a feeling of helplessness about tackling UFW, which is a whopping 35%. The help line 1916 has been under repair for quite some time. There is no law to control private water suppliers from exploiting ground water. Without adequate precautions and swift action, the ground water situation will deteriorate at a rapid pace. Catchment areas are being developed for new layouts. RWH is not being encouraged /enforced to the desired level

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Key Concerns The hundreds of parks in the city belonging to either BDA or BBMP do not use recycled water There is insufficient supply of recycled water for use by industries and for domestic consumption. Water from toilets is being let out into road side and storm water drains. People are unaware of the distance water travels, the cost involved, quantity of water they are consuming or amount they are paying for this. Departments work on their own. As one official told us each department’s work is his/her own responsibility. Another official lamented that Bangalore city is governed by several parastatal agencies, which are working at cross-purposes. Each agency blames the other when things go wrong.

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CHILDREN’S PLEA

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Legislation to be introduced and enforced for digging of bore wells to protect our precious ground water resources.

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Revival of open wells should be encouraged.

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Awareness to people about Bangalore’s water situation –be it the cost or the scarcity should be taken up immediately and on a war footing.

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There should be a committee, through which the different departments coordinate and work together because Bangalore’s water problem is the responsibility of all of us.

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Children’s Plea Legislation to be introduced and enforced for digging of bore wells to protect our precious ground water resources. Revival of open wells should be encouraged. Awareness to people about Bangalore’s water situation –be it the cost or the scarcity should be taken up immediately and on a war footing. There should be a committee, through which the different departments coordinate and work together because Bangalore’s water problem is the responsibility of all of us.