TEDxBiomeEnvironmentalTrust2021
This was an online event streamed on December 4, 2021. The theme of the event was ‘A City and its Used Water’. Several speakers from different walks of life – residents of Bengaluru, entrepreneurs, govt agencies, and experts – talked about different aspects of wastewater. The talks cover the treatment and reuse of wastewater from the home level to the city level, its effects on human health, the role of women and the effects of our daily practices on wastewater quality. The event had Countdown talks by international speakers as well.
Here is the recording of the entire event
Individual speakers
Alka Palrecha talks about wastewater markets in an Indian town.
Asha S talks about her organisation Arohana’s work in creating a pond to collect domestic greywater that is used for agriculture.
Prof Chanakya talks about an innovative wastewater treatment system at an urban lake that’s now a bird sanctuary.
Dr Farah Ishtiaq talks about the ‘one health’ approach to epidemiology.
Jyothi Saundatti talks about water conservation measures, especially the use of treated wastewater at her villa community in Bengaluru.
Kavita Wankhade talks about women in the sanitation sector in India.
Krishna Byre Gowda talks about the Karnataka Govt’s treated wastewater pumping project for the city’s drought-affected hinterland.
Dr Lakshmikanth talks about the Karnataka Pollution Control Board.
Mahalakshmi Jayaram talks about the rainwater harvesting and greywater treatment systems at her home.
Shameer A talks about his experience in setting right his apartment community’s STP and getting water metering done.
Smitha Kamath talks about natural cleaners and their importance for health.
Susmita Sinha talks about decentralised nature-based wastewater treatment systems in cities.
Dr Uma Ramakrishnan talks about wastewater surveillance for SARSCoV2, describing the testing methodology and how it helps map disease trends.
Dr Varsha Sridhar talks about wastewater surveillance for various parameters and how it helps clinical decision-making.
Vikas Brahmavar talks about wastewater treatment systems that can treat the water to potable standards.
Individual speakers
Alka Palrecha talks about wastewater markets in an Indian town.
Asha S talks about her organisation Arohana’s work in creating a pond to collect domestic greywater that is used for agriculture.
Prof Chanakya talks about an innovative wastewater treatment system at an urban lake that’s now a bird sanctuary.
Dr Farah Ishtiaq talks about the ‘one health’ approach to epidemiology.
Jyothi Saundatti talks about water conservation measures, especially the use of treated wastewater at her villa community in Bengaluru.
Kavita Wankhade talks about women in the sanitation sector in India.
Krishna Byre Gowda talks about the Karnataka Govt’s treated wastewater pumping project for the city’s drought-affected hinterland.
Dr Lakshmikanth talks about the Karnataka Pollution Control Board.
Mahalakshmi Jayaram talks about the rainwater harvesting and greywater treatment systems at her home.
Shameer A talks about his experience in setting right his apartment community’s STP and getting water metering done.
Smitha Kamath talks about natural cleaners and their importance for health.
Susmita Sinha talks about decentralised nature-based wastewater treatment systems in cities.
Dr Uma Ramakrishnan talks about wastewater surveillance for SARSCoV2, describing the testing methodology and how it helps map disease trends.
Dr Varsha Sridhar talks about wastewater surveillance for various parameters and how it helps clinical decision-making.
Vikas Brahmavar talks about wastewater treatment systems that can treat the water to potable standards.