Electricity shortage and wastage

Most of us are familiar with such sights when the lights are not put off on time. An Electricity official told me that there will be a gain of at least of 20 percent of electricity consumption, if wastage can be limited. He suggested that if every user puts off the switches when electricity is not needed, this gain will automatically be significant.

This has to do with civil consciousness. Somehow, there is a neglect from our part in doing what we can to keep our premises clean, use water sparingly, use dust bins for throwing away trash, limit use of paper, etc. We are not tuned to the voice of the environmentalists about the damage we force upon the nature and its resources by chronic defaulting.

A warden of the hostel told me that he reduced the consumption of the electricity in the hostel by one third by having sensor-controlled lights, which would come on when there is a movement and would go off when it ceases. These lights in the corridors, stair cases, toilets, etc. are usually recommended for green buildings which many people access. The cost is recovered in less than one year, by the reduction in the electricity bills.That is a long journey for most organizations.

In a mobile phone driven culture, we walk talking, that we miss seeing a light that is burning unnecessarily or a tap that is leaking. Save our national resources to the extent that we can and create a civil consciousness about our environment! If we use our environment, its upkeep is our responsibility.

M.C.Mathew(text and photo)