An interdisciplinary debate on project perspectives
Networks | Present status | Recommendations | Material and method |
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Water supply | High dependence on external trucks and ground water | Integrated water sensitive urban planning in the neighborhood | Through the tank to the community water taps and the community washrooms. Separate lines for the community toilet to use only recycled water in toilet flush. The used water from the washbasin would directly go to the flush The water from the bath and cloth washing would be drained through treatment drain pipes |
Sewerage network | Lack of waste water treatment | Integrated planning for waste water management to capture maximum recycling potential | The waste water will depend on the local materials such as pipes that can be bamboo pipes or PVC or any available local material • The filtration process can be a multi filter process with screens for multiple diameters • Local community would maintain the waste water treatment plants • Grey water pipes to be treated separately for recycling (three step process—Screening of effluents in sewage, Adding alum and lime through an aeration process, Filtration and chlorine dosing. Recycled water to be used in toilet flushes, road washing etc • Black water to be treated separately |
Rain water pipes | No consideration, water logging after rains | Rain water harvesting through sustainable materials | Bamboo pipes with sub branches—one to the shelter and second to the ground water recharge pit |
Recycled water rejuvenation ponds in agricultural land | No consideration for water in the planning | Rejuvenation ponds in agricultural land. Limit on ground water extraction | Water rejuvenation ponds in the agricultural land • Rain water collection • Filtration of waste water to recharge ground water • Water condensation pits to generate water year long without extracting ground water |
Solid waste management | No consideration, situation worsened by frequent flooding clogging the waste and becoming a health hazard | Solid waste management through recycling, reusing and waste to wealth strategy | The solid waste has been seen as a resource and concept of circular economy has been applied by proposing recycling center in the community for active resident participation in the process of utilizing waste, waste segregation and reusing |