There is decline in ground water level in several parts of Delhi because of high

groundwater extraction. (Aijaz, 2020).

In Delhi, there are discrepancies in water service availability. A considerable

majority of the people living in planned colonies have access to piped water and
sewerage, allowing them to use treated water for a variety of potable and non-
potableapplications. This population has issues such as a lack of water during
the summer months, a daily supply of only a few hours and poor water quality.

Although the DJB is expanding its piped water and sewerage networks to serve
these communities, many areas remain unserviced. As a result, there is a
significant water and sanitationproblem in places without piped networks, with
the poorest people bearing the bruntof the consequences. (Aijaz, 2020)

HISTORY OF RAINWATER HARVESTING

Rainwater Harvesting has a great history. Domestic rainwater harvesting has

been used in the Middle East for around 3000 years and in other regions of Asia
for at least 2000 years, according to evidence. India has a long tradition of water
harvesting. Many of the traditional water harvesting systems have either fallen
to disuse due to a variety of physical, social, economic, cultural and political
factors that have caused their deterioration; due to the decline of institutions that
have nurtured them; or have lost their relevance in the modern-day context due
to their inability to meet the desires of communities control (Central Pollution
Control Board, 2001).

Rainwater collection and storage in clay tanks for home and agricultural
purposes has been practised in India since ancient times. Following the
implementation of damand irrigation projects in many parts of India, traditional
knowledge and practise of RWH has largely been abandoned. However, there
has been a renewed interest in RWH projects in India and elsewhere since the
early 1990s. In both urban and ruralregions, rainwater collection can be done at