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Rainwater Harvesting in
Gated communities
Proposed water management plan
Rolling Hills, Gachibowli, Hyderabad
May 2016
Highest
point
ROLLING HILLS
(110 villa community,
Gachibowli)
slope
14 acres property
110 houses
30% building space
2 large parks
Natural slopes to one end
Rainwater flowing into
gates from outside
Each homes terrace
water let out on road
14acres ~= 30k sq mt
1cm rain ~= 300K litres!!
Lowest
point
2 live borewells
1 partial borewell
2 defunct bores
Rain water from each house let onto road. At lowest point
water flows like a river into a massive storm water drain
A harvesting
solution was
imperative!!
For the whole community.
Comprehensive solution
Individual houses
Streets outside houses
Rooftop collection,
filter,store in sump
Intersections
Near
each
house,
Overflow let onto
a small ground
street
Near Borewells
Larger RWH pits
recharge
with an 30 feet
harvesting pit
Lowest point
RWH pit with a
injection bore
200 feet injection
bore
Water from
nearby areas
directed to near
borewell
How?
Intersections
Near Borewells
Individual houses
Rooftop collection,
filter,store in sump
Overflow let onto street
Speed bump
Lowest point
Source: http://www.kscst.org.in/rwh_files/rwh_rooftop.html
https://www.hyderabadwater.gov.in/en/rainwater/aboutus.aspx
Sand/stone
filter
Deep
Borewell
Further plans
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Key results
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