Bindu Shajan Perappadan Bid to ensure that commercial establishments own up their responsibility for conserving the resourc "Take the steps in a phased manner to ensure 100% compliance' Sir Ganga Ram Hospital has already installed a water treatment plant NEW DELHI: It could soon become mandatory for large hospitals and hotels in the Capital to treat and recycle their water. The State Environment, Forest and Wildlife Department has asked hospitals and large hotels in the city to make recycling of water a habit rather than an exception in an effort to ensure that commercial establishments own up their responsibility for conserving water. Earlier letters were issued to commercial establishments asking them to treat their waste water, recycle when possible and ensure that wastage is kept to a minimum. The institutes have been asked to take these steps in a phased manner "to ensure that compliance is 100 per cent'. "The idea is to impress upon users that water is not a renewable resource and that its conservation is a necessity. With the city facing water shortage and groundwater levels falling, Delhi's water policy works towards sustainable water use. To augment the availability of water, Delhi has started using treated waste water for different non-potable uses. Over 110 MGD (million gallons a day) of treated water is used for horticulture, industrial uses and power stations,' said a senior official at the department. Reaping the benefits of shifting to a more eco-friendly way of using water is Sir Ganga Ram Hospital that has installed a water treatment plant and has been recycling water for use in toilets and the horticulture department. "The hospital has tried to ensure that the establishment functions in an environmental-friendly manner. Waste water is collected, treated and re-used. In the hospital we are able to conserve, judiciously use our water,' said a senior physician.