BCIL ECO-PULSE Series - I

BCIL ECO-PULSE Series - IFirst in a series of quarterly surveys to be conducted by

BCIL in the areas of Water, Waste, Energy, Air Management,

etc.WATER CONSERVATION IN BANGALORE

April, 2008

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Target respondents

• The survey was conducted among:

– Male and Female

– Residents of Bangalore (residing for at least 3 years)

– 21 to 50 years

– SEC A and B

– With income levels of above Rs 20,000/-

• Sample size: 400 (sample size achieved 397)


Gender wise break-up

47%

53%

MaleFemale


Age wise break-up

51%

49%21-35 yrs36-50 yrs

Average age: 35.5 yrs


Educational Qualification

42%

50%

8%

Up to PUCGraduate

PG

& a

bo

ve


Household size

6%

61%

33%

3-4 people

5 & above2


Occupation

26%

27%5%1%

40%

1%

Businessmen

HousewivesSalaried

Retired

Others

Students


Monthly HH Income

93.2

6.5

0.3

Rs 20,000 to 40,000

Rs 40,001 to 75,000

Rs 75,001 & above

Base all: 397 Fig in %


SEC Break-up

57%

43%SEC ASEC B


Detailed Findings


Source of Water

2

10

29

58

0 20 40 60

BWSSB and tankers

My only source ofwater is borewell

BWSSB and borewell

My only source ofwater is BWSSB

Base all: 397Fig in %


Monthly Spends on Water

36

52

12

0 20 40 60

< Rs 200

Rs 201 to 500

Rs 501 and above



What consumes most water?

32

63

81

82

88

90

100

0 25 50 75 100

Gardening

Washing cars/2-wheelers

Toilets

Mopping the house

Washing utensils

Bathing

Washing clothes



Bathing Practices

16

9

75

0 25 50 75 100

I always use showerto take bath

I occasionally useshower to take bath

I never use showerto take bath



How much water do shower users spend?

11

38

51

0

0 20 40 60

<10 minutes

11 to 20 min

21 to 30 min

>30 min

Base (regular users of shower): 63 Fig in %


How much users do non-shower users spend?

3

94

4

0 20 40 60 80 100

One bucket or less

1 to 2 buckets

More than 3 buckets

Base (regular users of shower): 334 Fig in %


Car washing practices

61

28

11

0 20 40 60 80

Bucket water

Hose pipe

Do not wash at home

Base (owners of cars/bikes): 287 Fig in %


Washing face/hands/shaving

28

72

0 20 40 60 80

Running water

Tub/mug



Washing machine usage

52

36

12

0 20 40 60

I mostly fill washingmachine to the

maximum capacity

I mostly fill only halfof the capacity

I use washingmachine even for 2

or 3 clothes

Base (owning washing machine): 222Fig in %


Are more educated less conscious of water wastage?

All PUC Grad PG

Base 222 69 123 30

People owning washing machine 56 42 62 91

I mostly fill washing machine to the maximum capacity 52 48 54 53

I mostly fill only half of the capacity 36 51 33 17

I use washing machine even for 2 or 3 clothes 12 1 13 30


How many reuse water?

15%

85%

YesNo

Base all: 397


Reuse of water

5

9

10

18

22

23

52

57

0 20 40 60

Others

Washing clothes

Washing car/bikes

Bathing

Washing utensils

Mopping the house

Toilet flush

Gardening

Base (all reusing water): 60Fig in %


Reuse of water- By education

All PUC Grad PG

Base 397 166 198 33

Yes 15 6 19 36

No 85 93 79 61

Can't say 2 2 2 3


Attitude to water use

40

44

16

1

0 20 40 60

I always ensure that Ispend as little water

as possible

I mostly ensure that Ispend as little water

as possible

I rarely ensure that Ispend as little water

as possible

I never ensure that Ispend as little water

as possible

Base (all): 397Fig in %


Use of water during summer

24

53

23

0 20 40 60

I tend to spend morewater

I spend the sameamount of water as

other times

I consciously tend toreduce usage of

water



Use of water during summer- Education wise

All PUC Grad PG

Base 397 166 198 33

I tend to spend more water 24 24 25 21

I spend the same amount of water as other times 53 55 49 64

I consciously tend to reduce usage of water 23 20 26 15


Do they think individual efforts to save water helps overall water crisis in City?

65%

28%

7%

YesNo

Base all: 397

Can’t say


Is it all words and no action?Statistics say yes!

• Two third of those who say his/her efforts help solve City’s water crisis do very little to actually to save water

– 18% of those who say his/her efforts help solve City’s water crisis actually spend more water during summer!

– More than half (53%) continue to use the same amount water during summer also

• 83% of those who say his/her efforts help solve City’s water crisis DO NOT reuse water at all!


Awareness levels


Awareness about Cauvery water supply to BangaloreWhat percentage does Cauvery contribute to Bangalore’s water supply?

3

16

25

14

1

41

0 20 40 60

<10 %

About 25%

About 50%

About 75%

100%

Don’t know



Cauvery share: Slightly better awareness among educated

All PUC Grad PG

Base 397 166 198 33

<10 % 3 0 6 3

About 25% 16 10 18 36

About 50% 25 31 20 30

About 75% 14 14 14 9

100% 1 1 0 6

Don’t know 41 44 42 15


Awareness of subsidy on water supplied by BWSSB

7

17

15

10

0

51

0 20 40 60

<10 %

About 25%

About 50%

About 75%

100%

Don’t know



Awareness of subsidy on water supplied by BWSSB: Education wise break-up

All PUC Grad PG

Base 397 166 198 33

<10 % 7 7 7 3

About 25% 17 14 17 39

About 50% 15 19 11 15

About 75% 10 11 9 6

100% 0 0 0 3

Don’t know 51 49 57 33


Thank You

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BCIL ECO-PULSE Series - I