Rainwater Harvesting- Solution for Water Crisis
The demand for water is increasing day-by-day and government fails to supply water and meet the increasing demand. Rainwater harvesting is not a new concept or technique, it is practiced by our...
View ArticleBWSSB Guideline for Rainwater Harvesting
Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) is the premier governmental agency responsible for sewage disposal and water supply to the city of Bangalore. The BWSSB was constituted under the act...
View ArticleLegislation on Rainwater Harvesting
Himachal Pradesh All commercial and institutional buildings, tourist and industrial complexes, hotels etc., existing or coming up and having a plinth area of more than 1000 square meters will have rain...
View ArticleLegislation on Rain Water Harvesting – Government of Kerala
GOVERNMENT OF KERALA Local Self Government (D) Department Extraordinary Gazette No. 92/2004, dated 12-01-2004 NOTIFICATION GO.(MS) NO. 19/2004/LSGD...
View ArticleRain Water Harvesting System
The problem of water scarcity is one that is affecting a great many number of cities and villages around the world. The main reason for this is that even though most regions get adequate amount of...
View ArticleRain Water Harvesting System: Its Advantages
Rain water harvesting system is a technique used in the collection and storage of rain water. Rain water is collected from many surfaces: rooftops, surface of land, and rock catchments. Traditional...
View ArticleHow Rain Water Harvesting is Done?
A rainwater harvesting system has three main stages 1) Collecting & transporting rainwater This is done through catchment areas & conduits. The catchment of a water harvesting system is the...
View ArticleRainwater Harvesting For Self-Sufficient Apartment
The term self-sufficiency is usually applied to varieties of sustainable living in which nothing is consumed outside of what is produced by the self-sufficient individuals or community. An apartment...
View ArticleFinal Deadline For Bangalore Rainwater Harvesting System
The government decided to bring in a rule to installing rainwater harvesting structures in the buildings. It’s the final deadline for rainwater harvesting Bangalore and deadline is December 31, 2011....
View ArticleElements of Rain Water Harvesting
A rainwater harvesting system comprises components of various stages – transporting rainwater through pipes or drains, filtration, and storage in tanks for reuse o r recharge. The common components of...
View ArticleRainwater Harvesting in Bangalore
Bangalore is blessed with a relatively well distributed rainfall and has a rainfall distribution which is Bi-modal (two peak rainfall seasons in a year). Rainwater Harvesting (RWH) system can be used...
View ArticleRainwater Harvesting-Do it yourself
Rainwater Harvesting (RWH) is the act of capturing rainwater and either storing it for use or recharging it into the ground. In Apartments, water from clean catchments (roof) can be routed properly...
View ArticlePrecautions To Be Taken While Constructing A Recharge Well
Rainwater harvesting (RWH) is the process of collecting and storing rain drops from rooftop before it reaches wet underground layer. It is a very economical process for places which have shortage of...
View ArticleComponents of Rainwater Harvesting
Rainwater Harvesting (RWH) is the act of capturing rainwater and either storing it for use or recharging it into the ground. In Apartments, water from clean catchments (roof) can be routed properly...
View ArticleRain Water Continues To Flood on Bangalore Roads
Bangalore is one of the fast growing cities in india and population growth has been dramatic. Water crisis in the City is one of the pressing challenges that Bangalore is facing which is getting worse....
View ArticleHow to Save Water This Summer?
The scorching heat has arrived and so has the need for abundant water. This is the season where the significance and the maximum utilisation of water is done. Collectively, people make use of fresh...
View ArticleRainwater Harvesting A Must to get Building Clearance in Mumbai
In the wake of water level in the state’s rivers going down the water supply department soon to hold a meeting with chief minister and plans a proposal to ensure that building cleraneance is given to...
View ArticleIs Rainwater Harvesting Bangalore deadline extended indefinitely?
Since the government took up the initiative of making Rainwater Harvesting (RWH) a must amenity to every home owner, there have been too many complications and objections. From the starting of this...
View ArticleRainwater Harvesting Structures should be monitored
Rainwater Harvesting in Bangalore minimizes the demand for groundwater and can reduce up to 30% of the water requirement. Rainwater Harvesting is a technique in which the rainwater is accumulated and...
View ArticleHow to ensure the quality of harvested rainwater?
Rainwater harvesting techniques are the best alternative to attain a balance between increasing water requirements and limited or no water supply. Nowadays people are installing a rainwater harvesting...
View ArticleHow to prevent water exploitation?
With the continuous increase in urban population, the people living in cities are facing the problem regarding fresh water supply. Underground water is one of the major sources of water in cities. But...
View ArticleHow to ensure a better water management in your apartments?
Water management is a big problem in many apartments, especially in cities like Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai and Delhi. Indian cities are facing severe water crisis and this situation reaches its peak...
View ArticleRain gardens are attractive landscape features
It’s that time of the year when your home gets drenched in incessant rains and your driveways are sloshed with down pouring and rushing water. With a little effort and creativity, all that rainwater...
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