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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i am happy to share that i am working in a company that provides water conservation solutions. we have installed 449 roof top rain water harvesting structures in rural Andhra
we have also innovated pond conservation systems where the rain water in the run away catchment areas are roted to filteration systems which is then transported to single village and multi village schemes
Very heart-warming to learn! You are that way very fortunate to be working in this field - a job with a great environmental and social focus!
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i am happy to share that i am working in a company that provides water conservation solutions. we have installed 449 roof top rain water harvesting structures in rural Andhra
we have also innovated pond conservation systems where the rain water in the run away catchment areas are roted to filteration systems which is then transported to single village and multi village schemes
I still remember....your project video about rain harvesting!!! Isn't it? :unsure:
The way the water level is going down even those patches would disappear soon or the way the icebergs are melting, low lying areas shall be submerged.
Yes thats very true ! unless steps are taken to recycle water it may be a bleak situation in the coming years. water conservation and rain water harvesting should be taken seriously and implemented at all levels..
I am harvesting the raining water at my house at underground
Yes thats how they do it when there is lack of space .In fact in most old houses in Gujrat and Rajasthan where there is scarcity of water , a well is mandatory in the middle of the house and all rain water gets collected into it...
In villages,this type of Conservation is very useful and i hope that in villages,farmers would be doing this Storage.
But not for Drinking water. As when the rain falls, it get mix with acidic acids,so it gets dirty as well as poisonous.
Which is why the first one or two showers are not collected, later on all the rainwater is collected and store for later use. In many parts of the country, that water is also used for drinking after filtering and boiling to make it safe!
Yes thats true,unless it is used only for gardening there is a proper method of filtering the water which is done by the experts.I have seen the way it is done at a relatives farm in Bidar where there is hardly any rain fall and the ground water level is very low.But after implementing the system, their farm has sufficient water all through the year..
In villages,this type of Conservation is very useful and i hope that in villages,farmers would be doing this Storage.
But not for Drinking water. As when the rain falls, it get mix with acidic acids,so it gets dirty as well as poisonous.
Which is why the first one or two showers are not collected, later on all the rainwater is collected and store for later use. In many parts of the country, that water is also used for drinking after filtering and boiling to make it safe!
Yes,you are right Mam. But we can't intake direct that water for Drinking without boiling it.
In villages,this type of Conservation is very useful and i hope that in villages,farmers would be doing this Storage.
But not for Drinking water. As when the rain falls, it get mix with acidic acids,so it gets dirty as well as poisonous.
Which is why the first one or two showers are not collected, later on all the rainwater is collected and store for later use. In many parts of the country, that water is also used for drinking after filtering and boiling to make it safe!
Yes,you are right Mam. But we can't intake direct that water for Drinking without boiling it.
Of course yes Ronark, boiling is a must. Actually, even the tap water that is supplied by the municipalities of any city or town should not be drank directly without first either boiling it or filtering it!
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