Current Scenario

The textile industry is the backbone of many developing economies. It is also

heavily reliant on water. The textile industry consumes large amount of water in its
varied processing operations. In textile wet processing, water is used mainly for
two purposes. Firstly, as a solvent for processing chemicals and secondly, as a
washing and rinsing medium. Apart from this, some water is consumed in ion
exchange, boiler, cooling water, steam drying and cleaning. Almost all dyes,
specialty chemicals, and finishing chemicals are applied to textile substrates from
water baths. In addition, most fabric preparation steps, including desizing,
scouring, bleaching, and mercerizing use aqueous systems. The unnecessary usage
of water adds substantially to the cost of finished textile products through
increased charges for fresh water and for sewer discharge. Textile Industry is
being forced to consider water conservation for many reasons. In India alone, the
textile industry uses 425,000,000 gallons of water daily and approximately 500
gallons of water are used in the production of just one pair of jeans.

Problem
We already know that there are varieties of processes which requires water and
its very much important to conserve and wisely determine the water usage in
processing because it will highly impact on its quantity and then slowly affect the
production rate. A 2mm water leak can result in the loss of water equal to more
than 10 tons of water in just one year. Savings can also be achieved from simple
steps such as turning off hoses when they are not being used. Routine investigation
and repair of leaks could help us a lot but only to some extent and so we need a
permanent and instant solution for its management. Changing the mindset of
producers about water conservation will need to be an industry priority if we are to
accelerate the pace of change. Simple changes like fixing leaks, installing sensors
and water meters, collecting the monsoon rains, and switching to new dyes can all
pay big dividends. And so here we are with a permanent and yet a cost effective
solution for it.