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Presentations March 6, 2010

National Research Conference on Climate Change

Presentations March 5, 2010

National Research Conference on Climate Change

Doing Rainwater Harvesting: FAQs

1. What is RWH and why should I do it? 
It simply means catching and holding rain where it falls and using it. You can store it in tanks or you can use it to recharge groundwater. Doing RWH has the following benefits:

• Meet household water needs especially during periods of scarcity. Rainwater is the purest form of water that doesn’t contain impurities like fluoride, arsenic, etc.

Hyderabad

Who can do it for you?

Aizwal

Mr. Dunglena
Verdant Ridge,
Laiputliang, 
Aizwal-796012, MIZORAM

Ahmedabad

PRAVAH
200 Azad Society, Polytechnic Road, Ambawadi, 
Ahmedabad-380015, 
GUJARAT

Centre for Integrated Development
2nd floor, 96, Azad Society
Nehru Nagar, Ahmedabad, 
GUJARAT 
Email: cfidahmedabad@yahoo.com

Maintenance & Monitoring

Maintenance- the following steps should be adopted to ensure quality of harvested rain water:

Best Practices

Laipuitlang, Aizwal
Laipuitlang is located amidst hilly terrain of Aizwal. The area receives very high rainfall both from the southwest and northeast rainfall. The average annual rainfall of the area is 2049.7 mm and the number of rainy days is 110. The area falls in the high rainfall region of the country. Considering the greater number of rainy days, storage is the best option. Overall there is scarcity of water supply in the region.

Fazilka

Step by Step Process

Presentations March 5, 2010

National Research Conference on Climate Change