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Rain Water Harvesting
Rain Water Harvesting
WATER
HARVESTING
BY
M.D.N.BHUPENDRA
06L61A0108
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
CHAITANYA ENGINEERING COLLEGE
RAINWATER HARVESTING
• collection and storage of rainwater for human
related activities.
• uses simple systems such as jars and pots.
RAINWATER HARVESTING IS POPULAR
• decentralized and in proximity to the end user.
• can avoid environmental problems of
conventional centralized large-scale water
supply systems.
WHY IS WATER HARVESTING ESPECIALLY
IMPORTANT FOR INDIA?
Covered underground
tank, developed
primarily for tackling
drinking water problems.
Designed to harvest
surface runoff water for
agriculture.
60 300 14 4 1
60 600 3 2 1
200 300 NA NA 17
200 600 NA 15 1
Rainwater Tanks
Rainwater Tanks
STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVEMENT
Specifically:
Construction of water sources that cannot be
contaminated by infected persons
Filtration of water
Disinfection through chemicals (such as chlorine)
Broadly
Community involvement, coupled with health education
Protect the catchment area; fencing it off to keep out
cattle and human beings from polluting the area
Improvements in the design and construction of the
catchment area, storage and withdrawal so as to reduce
pollution
Awareness regarding traditional water systems and
their health impact
MOTIVATIONS FOR WATER HARVESTING
India too diverse for dams
Working examples