Aabid Surti: On A Mission To Save Water From Leaking Taps
Mumbai has a daily water shortfall of 655 million litres while at least 20% of the city's water is lost due to leakages and theft. "Save every drop or drop dead!", says Aabid. He devotes just a few hours each week to fix leaking taps in Mumbai's residential buildings for free. "For every drop of […]
Mumbai has a daily water shortfall of 655 million litres while at least 20% of the city's water is lost due to leakages and theft.
"Save every drop or drop dead!", says Aabid. He devotes just a few hours each week to fix leaking taps in Mumbai's residential buildings for free.
"For every drop of water dripping every second, 1000 litres flow into the gutter in a month" added Surti, who has fixed 400 leaky taps every year since 2007.So far he claims to have saved 20 million litres of water.
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