What is RWH?

Rainwater harvesting (RWH) is a method of collecting, storing and conserving local surface runoff rain water. The most wasted water is the runoff, which goes to the sea along with the most fertile soil...

Why it is required?

In India, Water available per capita is on decline with most obvious reason as increasing demand for water with increasing rate of population. Moreover the rivers are getting dried up,...

Advantages

• Provides a dependable and steady supply of water even to meet increased future demands.
• It is a self-sufficient system.
• Improves ground water quality through dilution when recharged to ground water.
• Reduce soil erosion in rural areas.

How to do RWH

• Collecting Rain Water from rooftop or catchment area
• Filtering it before harvesting
• Study the Soil U surrounding geology
• Investigating the sub-soil spaces below the plot where it can be stored