A PRESENTATION

ON

RAIN WATER HARVESTING

SUBMITTED BY
ANANT SHARMA

RAIN WATER HARVESTING

A NOBLE GOAL A COMMON RESPONSIBILITY

WHAT IS RAIN WATER HARVESTING

Rainwater harvesting is the

accumulating and storing of rainwater for reuse before it reaches the aquifer.

WHY RAIN WATER HARVESTING :

Surface water is inadequate to meet our demand and

we have to depend on ground water. To arrest ground water decline and augment ground water table To conserve surface water runoff during monsoon To reduce soil erosion Due to rapid urbanization, infiltration of rain water into the sub-soil has decreased drastically and recharging of ground water has diminished.

RAIN WATER PATTERN IN INDIA

Total annual rainfall in India: 400 million hectaremeters (area x height) Indias area: 329 million hectares If evenly spread, average height: 1.28m Actual distribution:
Highly skewed area-wise Thar desert receives less than 200mm annually, while

Cherrapunji receives 11,400mm But almost every part of India receives at least 100mm annually

Key: even 100mm annual rainfall sufficient if harvested properly and where it falls

RAIN WATER HARVESTING TECHNIQUES :

Roof top rainwater harvesting.
Surface runoff harvesting .

ELEMENTS OF ROOFTOP RWH

CATCHMENT
CONDUITS FILTERS STORAGE FACILITY

SURFACE RUNOFF HARVESTING

Harvesting of surface runoff and

storage of the same into reservoirs such as water pans makes it available for use when required.
In this method of collecting

rainwater, water flowing along the ground during the rains will be collected to a tank below the surface of the ground.

TRADITIONAL RWH STRUCTURE

BAWODI:
Traditional step wells are

called vavadi in Gujarat, or baoris or bavadis in Rajasthan and northern India.

They were secular structures

from which everyone could draw water.

Most of them are defunct

today.

JOHADS
A johad is a crescentshaped structure which is built across a sloping catchment to capture the surface water before it runs off.
Water accumulating in the johad percolates in the soil to augment the groundwater. The groundwater then can be used when there is no rainfall.

Kunds
Covered underground tank,

developed primarily for tackling drinking water problems. materials or cement, kunds were more prevalent in regions where groundwater is saline. house or village saved time and effort in searching for drinking water.

Usually constructed with local

The proximity of a kund to the

USES OF RAINWATER HARVESTING

Domestic Use

Agricultural Use
Increase groundwater supplies

POTENTIAL OF RWH
Reduce soil erosion. Increase the crop production.

Improve food & economic security.

ADVANTAGE
Improves the quality of ground water.
Sources of energy are not needed to operate the

systems. The owner/user can easily maintain the systems. The water is convenient and accessible; valuable time and effort are saved in collecting and/or hauling water. It provides a supply of water to meet future agricultural needs.

GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES FOR RAIN WATER HARVESTING

The water resources department (WRD) has initiated

subsidy schemes for rainwater harvesting, storing and usage in Goa. In Chennai, rainwater harvesting was made compulsory for every building to avoid ground water depletion. Rainwater harvesting is made mandatory for paper and pulp, energy sector.

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