Rain Water harvesting simply means collecting Water for future use during the rainy season.
Rain water harvesting has been in existence since long ago in various parts of India where the Summer months were harsh and the rainy seasons were short and the rainfall insufficient. In States like Rajasthan, Punjab , parts of Maharashtra and Gujarat they still have a method of water conservation which is most effective. They start by collecting all the rain water that falls on their own houses.All the water that is falling on the roof of the house and other parts where it is clean is collected and channelised into an underground tank . This not only brings up the water level of their well , but is helpful for them during the harsh summer months.
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In villages, the conservation of water has become must. For some villages rain is like a boon.
It's not only in the village but everywhere that the conservation of water has become an important thing. In fact I heard that in many places including Delhi, it is mandatory to make a provision for rain water harvesting structure when constructing a house.
In villages, the conservation of water has become must. For some villages rain is like a boon.
It's not only in the village but everywhere that the conservation of water has become an important thing. In fact I heard that in many places including Delhi, it is mandatory to make a provision for rain water harvesting structure when constructing a house.
Oh! You mean that some place should be left for Conserving water?
In villages, the conservation of water has become must. For some villages rain is like a boon.
It's not only in the village but everywhere that the conservation of water has become an important thing. In fact I heard that in many places including Delhi, it is mandatory to make a provision for rain water harvesting structure when constructing a house.
Oh! You mean that some place should be left for Conserving water?
That's what I was told.I don't know if it is actually followed. The structure need not be a big one. Even a simple pipe like structure on the roof edge could serve the purpose of collecting the rain water.
In villages, the conservation of water has become must. For some villages rain is like a boon.
It's not only in the village but everywhere that the conservation of water has become an important thing. In fact I heard that in many places including Delhi, it is mandatory to make a provision for rain water harvesting structure when constructing a house.
Oh! You mean that some place should be left for Conserving water?
That's what I was told.I don't know if it is actually followed. The structure need not be a big one. Even a simple pipe like structure on the roof edge could serve the purpose of collecting the rain water.
In Bangalore it has been made compulsory to have a rain water harvesting system laid if you are constructing a house on a site measuring 60x40 or more ..The sump is normally built in the driveway and all the water that falls on the roof and elsewhere is directed towards the sump where it gets collected..
Many major cities in south India too are now seriously considering implementing rain water harvesting.Apparently it can be successfully implemented only in places that have a high altitude where water gets drained into the soil and not in coastal cities..
True, but instead the water that just goes into drain can be collected into barrels and used for cleaning and gardening purposes. A few of my English friends do that even though there is lot of rain in England. They collect the rainwater in huge barrels and use that for such purposes. We can implement that in India too instead of wasting purified water supplied by the local municipal corporations.
That is a good idea. We simply cannot afford to waste water , in times to come we may end up regretting...I see that in Bangalore many households collect rain water and use it for gardening and washing cars etc...
Even in the north east India collecting rain water is a way of life. Whenever, it rains , people would collect the rain water in bucket, barrel etc and use for every domestic purposes including washing clothes, bathing etc.
Yes it happens here too ...But only when there are rains during summer months which often happens when the weather becomes unbearably hot...People are slowly becoming aware of the importance of collecting fresh rain water, the best way of doing it is to let it drain into the soil , thereby bringing up the water level...
I think Tamilnadu is the first state who use the rain water most by rain harvesting. Rajasthan and Gujarat are also using.
How is Tamil Nadu the first state in using rain water??? Could you tell something more about it. Actually as far as I know rain water harvesting has been practised in many parts of India from ancient times. e.g tonkas of Rajasthan etc.
I think Tamilnadu is the first state who use the rain water most by rain harvesting. Rajasthan and Gujarat are also using.
How is Tamil Nadu the first state in using rain water??? Could you tell something more about it. Actually as far as I know rain water harvesting has been practised in many parts of India from ancient times. e.g tonkas of Rajasthan etc.
Yes , it is both Rajasthan and Gujrat that face severe water problems, which began the system of storing rain water in wells built within their house or courtyards , so that there was very little wastage or evaporation of water due to heat and sunlight...
In villages, the conservation of water has become must. For some villages rain is like a boon.
It's not only in the village but everywhere that the conservation of water has become an important thing. In fact I heard that in many places including Delhi, it is mandatory to make a provision for rain water harvesting structure when constructing a house.
Oh! You mean that some place should be left for Conserving water?
That's what I was told.I don't know if it is actually followed. The structure need not be a big one. Even a simple pipe like structure on the roof edge could serve the purpose of collecting the rain water.
In Bangalore it has been made compulsory to have a rain water harvesting system laid if you are constructing a house on a site measuring 60x40 or more ..The sump is normally built in the driveway and all the water that falls on the roof and elsewhere is directed towards the sump where it gets collected..
The provision to harvest rainwater is compulsory in Maharashtra too but it is never implemented except for a few societies, most builders are adept at getting away without providing compulsory facilities by bribing govt. officials!
I think Tamilnadu is the first state who use the rain water most by rain harvesting. Rajasthan and Gujarat are also using.
How is Tamil Nadu the first state in using rain water??? Could you tell something more about it. Actually as far as I know rain water harvesting has been practised in many parts of India from ancient times. e.g tonkas of Rajasthan etc.
I have seen in a TV program earlier.
I think Tamilnadu is the first state who use the rain water most by rain harvesting. Rajasthan and Gujarat are also using.
How is Tamil Nadu the first state in using rain water??? Could you tell something more about it. Actually as far as I know rain water harvesting has been practised in many parts of India from ancient times. e.g tonkas of Rajasthan etc.
Yes , it is both Rajasthan and Gujrat that face severe water problems, which began the system of storing rain water in wells built within their house or courtyards , so that there was very little wastage or evaporation of water due to heat and sunlight...
Its true! People from Rajasthan and Gujrat have been harvesting rainwater from ancient times. So also in Maharashtra, Shivaji Maharaj also understood the importance of harvesting rainwater, he perceived it as a basic essential and built countless freshwater underwater tanks on all his forts, the forts alone maybe more than 300 in numbers. This water was available throughout the year and especially help the residents and soldiers during longs sieges that could last for more than a year! Sadly, almost all those tanks now lie in neglect and if they are revived again, it could be a solution to famines and drought!
I think Tamilnadu is the first state who use the rain water most by rain harvesting. Rajasthan and Gujarat are also using.
How is Tamil Nadu the first state in using rain water??? Could you tell something more about it. Actually as far as I know rain water harvesting has been practised in many parts of India from ancient times. e.g tonkas of Rajasthan etc.
Yes , it is both Rajasthan and Gujrat that face severe water problems, which began the system of storing rain water in wells built within their house or courtyards , so that there was very little wastage or evaporation of water due to heat and sunlight...
Its true! People from Rajasthan and Gujrat have been harvesting rainwater from ancient times. So also in Maharashtra, Shivaji Maharaj also understood the importance of harvesting rainwater, he perceived it as a basic essential and built countless freshwater underwater tanks on all his forts, the forts alone maybe more than 300 in numbers. This water was available throughout the year and especially help the residents and soldiers during longs sieges that could last for more than a year! Sadly, almost all those tanks now lie in neglect and if they are revived again, it could be a solution to famines and drought!
Even in some parts of Manipur, rain water harvesting has been practiced from a long time. It was usual to have a pond dug within the compound of every house. Now of course, because of land shortage many of these ponds are being filled up to build new houses. Even then, it is customary to leave at least one third of the pond area as such.
I think Tamilnadu is the first state who use the rain water most by rain harvesting. Rajasthan and Gujarat are also using.
How is Tamil Nadu the first state in using rain water??? Could you tell something more about it. Actually as far as I know rain water harvesting has been practised in many parts of India from ancient times. e.g tonkas of Rajasthan etc.
Yes , it is both Rajasthan and Gujrat that face severe water problems, which began the system of storing rain water in wells built within their house or courtyards , so that there was very little wastage or evaporation of water due to heat and sunlight...
Its true! People from Rajasthan and Gujrat have been harvesting rainwater from ancient times. So also in Maharashtra, Shivaji Maharaj also understood the importance of harvesting rainwater, he perceived it as a basic essential and built countless freshwater underwater tanks on all his forts, the forts alone maybe more than 300 in numbers. This water was available throughout the year and especially help the residents and soldiers during longs sieges that could last for more than a year! Sadly, almost all those tanks now lie in neglect and if they are revived again, it could be a solution to famines and drought!
Even in some parts of Manipur, rain water harvesting has been practiced from a long time. It was usual to have a pond dug within the compound of every house. Now of course, because of land shortage many of these ponds are being filled up to build new houses. Even then, it is customary to leave at least one third of the pond area as such.
Yes !states like Gujrat,Rajasthan,Maharshtra and Manipur are all pioneers and they have shown the way to other states. I happened to visit the step wells in Gujrat close to Ahmedabad where they have what is one of the oldest rainwater harvesting system done on a large scale,..if the picture upload was working I would have posted a picture since it is really something.. will do so at a later date :)
I think Tamilnadu is the first state who use the rain water most by rain harvesting. Rajasthan and Gujarat are also using.
How is Tamil Nadu the first state in using rain water??? Could you tell something more about it. Actually as far as I know rain water harvesting has been practised in many parts of India from ancient times. e.g tonkas of Rajasthan etc.
Yes , it is both Rajasthan and Gujrat that face severe water problems, which began the system of storing rain water in wells built within their house or courtyards , so that there was very little wastage or evaporation of water due to heat and sunlight...
Its true! People from Rajasthan and Gujrat have been harvesting rainwater from ancient times. So also in Maharashtra, Shivaji Maharaj also understood the importance of harvesting rainwater, he perceived it as a basic essential and built countless freshwater underwater tanks on all his forts, the forts alone maybe more than 300 in numbers. This water was available throughout the year and especially help the residents and soldiers during longs sieges that could last for more than a year! Sadly, almost all those tanks now lie in neglect and if they are revived again, it could be a solution to famines and drought!
Even in some parts of Manipur, rain water harvesting has been practiced from a long time. It was usual to have a pond dug within the compound of every house. Now of course, because of land shortage many of these ponds are being filled up to build new houses. Even then, it is customary to leave at least one third of the pond area as such.
Yes !states like Gujrat,Rajasthan,Maharshtra and Manipur are all pioneers and they have shown the way to other states. I happened to visit the step wells in Gujrat close to Ahmedabad where they have what is one of the oldest rainwater harvesting system done on a large scale,..if the picture upload was working I would have posted a picture since it is really something.. will do so at a later date :)
Yes I have seen the step well near Ahmedabad in Adalaj village, its a marvellous structure and even has water in it but is not usable any more because of neglect. Similarly, in Pune there are centuries old water system that were built by the Peshwas but they are either neglected or been covered over by new constructions. Only if such water resources are revived, there never will be a problem of shortages!
I think Tamilnadu is the first state who use the rain water most by rain harvesting. Rajasthan and Gujarat are also using.
How is Tamil Nadu the first state in using rain water??? Could you tell something more about it. Actually as far as I know rain water harvesting has been practised in many parts of India from ancient times. e.g tonkas of Rajasthan etc.
Yes , it is both Rajasthan and Gujrat that face severe water problems, which began the system of storing rain water in wells built within their house or courtyards , so that there was very little wastage or evaporation of water due to heat and sunlight...
Its true! People from Rajasthan and Gujrat have been harvesting rainwater from ancient times. So also in Maharashtra, Shivaji Maharaj also understood the importance of harvesting rainwater, he perceived it as a basic essential and built countless freshwater underwater tanks on all his forts, the forts alone maybe more than 300 in numbers. This water was available throughout the year and especially help the residents and soldiers during longs sieges that could last for more than a year! Sadly, almost all those tanks now lie in neglect and if they are revived again, it could be a solution to famines and drought!
Even in some parts of Manipur, rain water harvesting has been practiced from a long time. It was usual to have a pond dug within the compound of every house. Now of course, because of land shortage many of these ponds are being filled up to build new houses. Even then, it is customary to leave at least one third of the pond area as such.
I knew about the quintessential ponds in Assam and West Bengal but was not aware of similar system in Manipur! Again, its proved that our ancestors knew what they were doing! :)
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