The BMC has decided to seek the help of experts from the All India Institute of Local Self Government (AIILSG) to sensitise Mumbaikars about the importance of using grey water to save potable water The municipal body has prepared a draft of bylaws for grey water reuse in housing and commercial complexes in the city. The bylaws, once implemented, will make it mandatory for residential and commercial buildings that fall under certain criteria to set up a grey water recycling facility in their premises. The civic body displayed the bylaws on its official website in March inviting public suggestions and objections before their implementation. However, to the utter disappointment of civic officials, their effort received very poor response from the Mumbaikars. Only a handful of people bothered to send their views on grey water use. The indifferent attitude response to the project has entailed the BMC officials to look for other ways to make people realise the importance of grey water. “We are very disappointed by people’s lukewarm response to the grey water bylaws. Hardly any people sent their suggestions and objections to these by-laws. Hence we have decided to appoint AAILSG to create awareness in people about grey water use,” said a senior official from the civic sewerage department (operations). The AIILSG is a premier autonomous research and training institute in the country.
