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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)
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Gender wise break-up
47%
53%
MaleFemale
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Age wise break-up
51%
49%21-35 yrs36-50 yrs
Average age: 35.5 yrs
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Educational Qualification
42%
50%
8%
Up to PUCGraduate
PG
& a
bo
ve
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Household size
6%
61%
33%
3-4 people
5 & above2
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Occupation
26%
27%5%1%
40%
1%
Businessmen
HousewivesSalaried
Retired
Others
Students
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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 %
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SEC Break-up
57%
43%SEC ASEC B
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Detailed Findings
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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 %
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Monthly Spends on Water
36
52
12
0 20 40 60
< Rs 200
Rs 201 to 500
Rs 501 and above
Base all: 397Fig in %
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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
Base all: 397Fig in %
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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
Base all: 397Fig in %
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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 %
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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 %
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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 %
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Washing face/hands/shaving
28
72
0 20 40 60 80
Running water
Tub/mug
Base all: 397Fig in %
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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 %
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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
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How many reuse water?
15%
85%
YesNo
Base all: 397
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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 %
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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
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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 %
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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
Base (all): 397Fig in %
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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
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Do they think individual efforts to save water helps overall water crisis in City?
65%
28%
7%
YesNo
Base all: 397
Can’t say
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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!
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Awareness levels
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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
Base (all): 397Fig in %
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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
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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
Base (all): 397Fig in %
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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
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Thank You