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Category: Urban

09 Oct 2016
Environment, Urban, Water

Mythri Maiden: Rain Water Harvesting
We moved to our home in Mythri Maiden Apartment in 2009. Out of 28 housing units in the building, only 10 or 12 were occupied at that time. Very few owned cars. Most of the water requirements were met by the water that was pumped from an 800-feet deep bore-well. Water used to be pumped...
09 Aug 2016
Environment, People, Urban, Water, Water Management

Water Metering In Small Apartments – Mythri Maiden
Small apartments usually face several issues during the first few years at several stages. Initial discussions in almost all new apartments revolve around the method of maintenance calculation. Even though the builder is supposed to develop a method and process, and hand it over to the owners’  association, usually small builders conveniently forget this part....
08 Nov 2015
Environment, People, Social Activism, Urban, Waste Management, Water

The Training
———— Mr. S was waiting for someone near a Lake… looking at the already polluted lake. An old dull teal scooter came towards him… slowly… and took a right turn towards the lake.   This is not the person he was waiting for.  But, many things on the scooter caught his attention… more attention than the...
04 Nov 2015
Environment, People, Urban, Water

The Costly Water
Drinking water taps on both sides of public roads were common during my school days. Slowly those water taps vanished. We got free water for few more years. All shops were ready to provide quality water to all. But today, we have to buy water. The price of Diesel and Petrol is increasing. We are...
03 Nov 2015
Environment, People, Social Activism, Urban, Waste Management

Mythri Maiden: Journey to Waste Seggregation
This is kind of Nostalgia note on our journey to waste segregation. Mythri Maiden is a small apartment with 28 housing units. Almost an year ago, we started segregating waste with a simple idea: “being a small community does not mean that we should shrug away from our duties towards our environment.” Being Part of...
05 May 2015
Environment, Urban, Waste Management

Reuse: Styrofoam Reuse in Rooftop Gardens
Styrofoam (thermocol) takes almost the same time or more than that of plastic materials to decompose. Hence it is better to reuse styrofoam materials to the maximum possible extend. Here is an example of the reuse of styrofoam materials in a rooftop garden in Chennai. Subscribe to the channel if you like to watch similar...