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ECO-FRIENDLY TECHNOLOGIES
WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES
ROOF-TOP Rain Water
Harvesting for Augmenting Groundwater Storage
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Conservation of roof top rain water in urban areas and utilizing it to
augment ground water storage by artificial recharge
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Requires connecting the outlet pipe from roof top to divert collecting
water to existing well/tubewell/borewell or a specially designed well.
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Urban
housing complexes and industrial buildings having large roof area or a
group of residential buildings can be utilized for this purpose.
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Conservation of roof top rain water in urban areas and utilizing it to
augment ground water storage by artificial recharge.
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Requires connecting the outlet pipe from roof top to divert collecting
water to existing well/tubewell/borewell or a specially designed well.
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Urban
housing complexes and industrial buildings having large roof area or a
group of residential buildings can be utilized for this purpose.
Need of Roof-Top Water Harvesting
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To
augment ground water storage and control decline of water levels.
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To
improve ground water quality
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To
reduce surface runoff which chokes the storm drains and to avoid
flooding of drains
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To
reduce soil erosion.
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To
increase the availability of water
Process
for Roof-Top Water Harvesting
The
rain water from roof top is collected and the flow is diverted to the
following water recharge structures:
Advantages of Roof Top Rain Water Harvesting
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This
is an appropriate option for augmenting ground water storage in urban
areas, where natural recharge has been considerably reduced due to
increased urban activities and not much land is available for
implementing any other artificial recharge measures.
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Monsoon run-off which otherwise flows into sewers and storm drains and
is wasted is harvested and utilized.
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Rainwater is bacteriologically safe, free from organic matter and is
soft in nature.
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It
helps in reducing the flood hazard.
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It
improves the quality of ground water through dilution, specially for
fluoride & nitrate.
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Rain
water may be harnessed at place of need and may be utilized at the time
of need.
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The
structures required for harvesting rain water are simple, economical and
eco-friendly.
Source: Bhagirath (Journal)
Eco-Friendly Water
Technologies
Page Revised on Oct.2009
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