bcil eco-pulse series - i
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BCIL ECO-PULSE Series - I. First 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. Target respondents. The survey was conducted among: Male and Female - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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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