TCP Robo Sapiens

Availability of water - aditya

 We get our drinking water which comes from lakes, rivers, streams, glaciers and even
groundwater.
 Per capita availability in developing countries is much lesser than developed countries and its
reducing for everyone
 India with its large population faces severe water scarcity
 Human water cycle - aditya
 Human water cycle is how humans use, recycle and dispose water during natural water
cycle .
Use Recycle Disposal
• Domestic uses • Treatment of sewage
• Urban sewage system.
o Urban Sewage treatment plants
• Agricultural uses • Storm water drains
o Industrial treatment plants
• Energy production • Rain water harvesting
• Uses of treated water
• Industrial uses o Domestic – Cleaning, washing etc. system.
o Industrial reuse • Injection well.
Lack of irrigation in agriculture - aman
• Agriculture is the largest user of water in India. 90% of India’s water is
used by agriculture and livestock. Municipalities use 7%, and industry
uses 3%.
• On average just about 40% of water withdrawn from rivers, lakes
and aquifers is used for agriculture effectively
• According to the World Bank, only about 35% of total agricultural land
in India is irrigated
 Lack of urban sewage treatment - nikhilesh
• Only 1/3 of household in india connected to sewer system
• Large portion of sewage is untreated and they pollute
groundwater.
• Sewage treatment solutions and guidelines need to be properly
implemented.
• Better technology is needed to treat and dispose urban sewage to
prevent water contamination and ground water pollution
 Waste in domestic water use -nikhil
We looked at typical domestic use of water and tried to
identify sources of water waste in our community

• Running water from tap.

• Water wasted while washing and flushing.
• Water wasted during tap and pipe leakages.
• Wastage of water while filling a bucket or drums when we
are busy doing some other work.
Identification of problem komal
• Survey about water wastage in our daily household work , school or
community.
• 82 % of people do not get 24 hour water supply and hence store
water in drums/tanks.
• We found that 71% of people face the problem of water overflowing
while filling tanks
• People approximated that they waste on average 16 litres of water
while filling drums/buckets at their houses.
Causes of the problem shiva
• People cannot pay attention while filling the tanks causing water
waste due to overflow.
• They need a simple device that will alert them when the drum/tank is
close to filling completely
• It has to be simple, cheap, long lasting, easy to make using household
materials.
Existing solution of the problem aditya
• Ballcock valve or float valve used in flush tanks and overhead tanks
• Why cant this be used for filling buckets/drums
• Cannot attach and detach to buckets/drums
• Bigger in size for use in small buckets/ drums
• Costly
• Product and parts not easily available
Our solution – Overflow alert system raj
Parts

Refill –Rs.2
Battery – Rs.20
Buzzer – Rs.30

Scale with piece of straw – rs.10

Clip – Rs.5 Total cost – Rs.75

Ball float – Rs.5

Wires Rs.2
Design of our overflow alert system shiv
• The system has a ball float that rests on the
surface of water.
• The clip attaches to the edge of the bucket to give
support to the assembly.
• As the water level rises, the stick attached to the
ball float moves vertically guided by the straw.
• When the water level is close to the top of the
container, the end of the stick which has one pole
of the electrical circuit makes contact with the
top end holding the second end to complete the
circuit and ring the buzzer.
Advantages - komal

• Can be easily attached or detached to buckets/drums etc.

• Small in size for installing over buckets/drums/tanks
• Can be modified to fit the size of the container
• Cheap and easy to make
• Made using household materials that are easily available
Community outreach komal
• We taught our friends in the community to make the device and try
using them in their homes
Bibliography
• http://www.downtoearth.org.in/coverage/urban-shit-53422#2
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wastewater
• https://env3400spring2013india.wordpress.com/2013/04/18/water-use-
by-industry/
• https://www.slideshare.net/shalini.r75/water-in-india-management-
resources-shortage
• https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/the-
precarious-situation-of-indias-water-problem/articleshow/57965416.cms
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballcock
• http://watersmartsystems.com/blogs/toilet-repairs-part-1-introduction-
how-a-toilet-works.htm
Use
• Domestic uses : washing utensils / clothes,
bathing, cooking, drinking etc.
• Agricultural uses: irrigation, washing,
livestock, food processing. 87% of total
water use
• Energy production – 88% of total industrial
use for thermal power plants
• Industrial uses :fabricating, washing,
cooling, transporting, smelting facilities etc.
 RECYCLE
• Treatment of sewage
• Urban Sewage treatment plants – 65% of sewage is not collected properly
• Industrial treatment plants
• Uses of treated water
• Domestic – Cleaning, washing etc.
• Industrial – Reuse for industrial processes other than portable uses

• Gray water treatment plant

• Use of treated gray water
• Watering plants
• Flushing
• Irrigation
 Disposal
• Urban sewage system.
• Storm water drains
• Rain water harvesting system.
• Injection well.