Every Drop Counts: Use water perforator in taps to save water

Some of the households in Venus Society in Cuffe Parade have installed water perforators to control the flow of water and this has proved to be effective to conserve water. They have now decided to proceed with a proposal during the society's annual general meeting to encourage residents of the building to use the device in their kitchen and washroom taps.

An office bearer of the Venus Society spoke about their initiative during DNA's "Every Drop Counts" session held on Saturday evening, at CPRA garden in Cuffe Parade.

Sunil Patel, president of the Venus CHS said that these are very small steps that can save a lot of water. "The water perforator comes in different sizes and it can control the flow of water in kitchen taps or even garden taps," Patel added.

The water perforator can control the flow of water from 10 litre per minute to 3 litre per minute, depending on personal requirements. "Usually, a kitchen tap releases around 15 litre of water in a minute. Most of this water goes waste while cleaning utensils," Patel said. He further said that the water perforator can bring down flow of water to 6 litre per minute and save more than 50 per cent of water.

According to Patel, the device can also be fitted in garden taps and public toilets. "People forget to close taps while cleaning cars or using public toilets. Water wastage can be controlled with this perforator," Patel added.