Water Conservation Efforts at Pathways, Aravali

On Tuesday, 29^th March, the two student groups inquiring into Water, i.e. The 9 Planet Savers and Care to Share went for a tour of the school campus to find out how Pathways World School, Aravali is conserving water. We were led by Mr. Raj Kumar who is the head of the Maintenance Department. He showed us the bore well which is where the school stores the underground water. There are eight bore wells in Pathways World School. Next we went to the pump room where they soften water and filter it. He explained to us the difference between hard and soft water. Hard water has many minerals like magnesium and calcium and other minerals and this can cause problems in devices or during laundering clothes. Thus, the water is softened to remove these minerals.

We also went to the pump room where we saw the water purifier which takes an hour to purify 600 litres making it fit for consumption. Mr. Raj told us the cost of the purifying plant is Rs. 3-4 lacs and more for maintaining and cleaning it. 

Thereafter, we saw how Pathways World School is practising rain water harvesting. Mr. Raj Kumar showed us the water harvesting line. There are around 100 water harvesting lines in Pathways which is stored in the form of ground water. Currently, 10,000 litres of water is stored. 

Following this, we saw the sewage treatment process (STP) where the used water from washrooms is cleaned and the smell is taken away as much as possible. This water is reused to water the plants and for many other horticultural purposes.

We were impressed to learn about all these efforts the school is making towards responsible use and conservation of water. 

Varun Saran and Keshav Gujral