Water conservation: Need and Opportunities in rapid developing Residential dwellings in Suburb of Cities

Water is not an infinite resource. These days, water supply is a emergent concern for cities with booming urban populations, especially in the large portions of the country which are struggling with protracted drought, conservation as a means to adapt to threat is in spotlight. Water conservation encompasses policies, strategies and activities to manage fresh water as a sustainable resource, to protect the water environment, to meet current and future human demand. Population, household size and growth and affluence all affect how much water is used. Factors such as climate change will increase pressures on natural water resources.In metropolitan city like Pune, Residential development is rapidly growing vertically up in the form of housing instead of individual apartment. The speed of the growth is at such a speed that local authority is unable to complete the water requirement of such housing areas for present water demand and conserving the water for future generations.This paper deals with the water supply related problem and water conservation opportunities which can use to reduce water shortage problems in city suburb areas having a Moderate climate.