Government schools pilot models for circular water management with nature-based solutions
Government schools in Chennai are piloting nature-based wastewater treatment systems to promote a circular water economy. The project aims to recycle water for campus use, recharge groundwater, and provide an experiential learning model for students.
Why it matters
This initiative demonstrates sustainable urban water management practices that can be scaled to address water scarcity in metropolitan areas.
In a bid to promote a circular water economy and demonstrate a model of sustainable water management, various organisations have come together to implement nature-based wastewater treatment systems in government schools in and around the city.
Work is under way to establish nature-based wastewater treatment systems in five government schools in Egmore, Ambattur, Ashok Nagar, Porur, and Villivakkam in the first phase.
The modular sewage treatment plants would treat wastewater using nature-based solutions and demonstrate circular water management through use of recycled water.
The ‘Government Schools Water Stewardship Programme’ is being implemented as part of the concerted efforts of BlueGreen Enviro Foundation, the Chennai Resilience Centre (CRC) and SIV Impact, with the support of School Education Department and Tamil Nadu Green Climate Company.
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