Role of Women in Water Conservation at Household level in Chennai City

ABSTRACT Water is being used for various purposes like agriculture, industries, hydro-power generation, domestic use etc. Women have a great role in conserving water especially in the household level since they are considered to be the manager of the household chores in most of the family. They can conserve water from wastage and can impart knowledge about the importance of conserving water to their children and other members of the family. So, the present paper is empirical in nature and attempts to study the role of women in water conservation at household level in Chennai city of Tamil Nadu. Chennai is the fourth largest metropolitan city of India. The study of 111 households in Georgetown, 61.3 per cent of households indicated that the mother was the main water manager in the home as compared to 19.8 per cent for the father.