Eco India: Why Delhi needs to increase its reliance on treated wastewater to meet its water needs

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From wastewater to plant residue, plastics and textiles, waste can be transformed into a valuable resource in all sorts of ways. It just takes creative ideas, efficient recycling systems and the right kind of infrastructure.
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[@CostumeJewelryHome]

I lived in Gujarat for 8 years in 1970's. Our town had similar water problems. Forty-five years later, India still seems not to a have working water infrastructure available to all.

[@Martin_Priesthood]

😮😢. .

[@paranoah8550]

What Delhi needs most urgently is for other state governments to develop cities in their states and take the load off the 3-4 cities in the country that are all bursting at the seams with the sheer density of population there

[@MariaGonzalez-qk4tr]

Amazing! There are solutions giving by nature. We forgot that we are Nature and return to her will heal us 😉🙏✨

[@thelegaleagle_vt]

Exceptional reporting. Informative and engaging.👍

[@manavmishra9071]

This is the sight of viksit Bharat 😞

[@sainiamarjeet]

for existing sangam vihar like unauthorized colonies free empty of septic tank per month per family basis to cover all households in the locality on yearly basis. The sewage from septic tank can be put in biogas plant with produced biogas can be cleaned and filled in cylinder for sale locally at Rs 200/500 for 5/10 litre light weight plastic/polymer gas cylinders like being introduced by IOCL, etc for LPG. The left of slurry from biogas plant can be sold as organic manure to Delhi horticulture department, farmers & companies in outskirts villages of Delhi who r growing vegetables.

[@1Naturalscene]

There should be the maximum limit of people living in each cities, then only environment can be protected.

[@Martin_Priesthood]

Digital sewage treatment 👍👌💯

[@samusande6461]

❤

[@Adi-oc2hd]

Delhi hasn't improved a shit after Shiela Dixit left.. except few areas that come under Centre or where high class people live... ideally it should become completely a union territory, only then it can be managed properly

[@sainiamarjeet]

for multistory apartment complexes low O&M cost organic Sewage Treatment Plant technologies on decentralized basis like constructed wetlands, reedbed, CAMUS-SBT, etc. need to be promoted instead of lower capital cost higher O&M STP technologies for cleaning waste water. also need is double pipeline for black water and grey water and separate treatment system and recycling the treated water for toilets, gardening, landscaping, etc. nonportable purposes.

[@whaddoiknow6519]

JLT must also IJKN be advisory BAK se BAK should be done.

[@thespiderguy3515]

Jheelo ka shahar - 🥸🥸

[@Jmatad21]

in 90s I thought India will be developed in 2025. while india

[@anilkumarsharma8901]

Delhi main bahut sara pani kharab ho jata hain jo saaf pani yamuna nadi sey aata hain usko water table uncha karney main lagao phir sari delhi ka kaam sasta main ho jayega

[@anilkumarsharma8901]

Nalka handpump ka design badal do phir improve ho jayega kuch hisab

[@DailyHacksAlpha]

Hum delhi ke malik hai 😂

[@anilkumarsharma8901]

Siphon sey pani aur bizli banao phir lakhon logon ko roti milta rahega forever 🖥

[@shindersamra4020]

Why Indian politician don’t feel any shame in state of India it faults of central government.

[@Adi-oc2hd]

*state Centre only controls NDMC area, rest is under AAP for years