For most people, water conservation is a topic of discussion, but for Pravin Ladkat, a retired engineer and former head of the Water Supply Department of Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC), it has been a way of life. Known for solving complex water supply issues during his service, Ladkat continues to practise the same principles at his Walhekarwadi, Pune, home in Sector 32. Spread across a 1350 sq ft plot, the house features a garden sustained through water-saving techniques developed by him.

Specially designed pipeline directs reusable bathroom water to a ground-level storage tank; (right) Every bathroom in Ladkat’s house has a dual-drainage arrangement