CSE Briefing Note: Workshop on Conservation of Lakes
June 11, 2013 Colombo, Sri Lanka Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), New Delhi, India is organising a day-long meeting on 'Conservation of water bodies in Sri Lanka' in Colombo today.
June 11, 2013 Colombo, Sri Lanka Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), New Delhi, India is organising a day-long meeting on 'Conservation of water bodies in Sri Lanka' in Colombo today.
List of participants
RAINWATER AVAILABLE FOR HARVESTING Total rooftop and surface area: 1,250 square metres (sq m) Average annual rainfall in Delhi: 611.8 millimetres (mm) Total volume of rainwater harvested: 272 cubic metres (m3) or 2,72,811 litres Therefore, 60 per cent of the total rooftop and surface runoff is being harvested.
DEFENCE COLONY RAINWATER HARVESTING SYSTEM RAINWATER AVAILABLE FOR HARVESTING Total rooftop and surface area: 26,087 square metres (sq m) Average annual rainfall in Delhi: 61 1.8 millimetres (mm) Total volume of rainwater harvested: 9,563 cubic metres (m3) or 95,63,494 litres Therefore, 60 per cent of the total rooftop and surface runoff is being harvested.
SRI AUROBINDO ASHRAM'S RAINWATER HARVESTING SYSTEM RAINWATER AVAILABLE FOR HARVESTING Total area: 95, 870 square metres (Sq m) Average annual rainfall in Delhi: 611 millimetre (mm) Total volume of water harvested: 16, 366 cubic metre (m³) or 1,63,65,879 litres This represents 43 per cent of the total rainwater harvesting potential.
List of participants
Mr. Dinesh Gunawardane, Honorable Minister for Water Supply and Drainage, Sri Lanka speaking on the closing day of the workshop
TIHAR JAIL'S RAINWATER HARVESTING SYSTEM RAINWATER AVAILABLE FOR HARVESTING Total area (Ward 1 and Ward 13): 4125 square meters (Sq m) Average annual rainfall in Delhi: 611 millimeters (mm) Total volume of water harvested: 1280 cubic meter (m³) or 12,80,000 litres This represents 50.78 per cent of total rainwater harvesting potential. WATER SUPPLY SOURCE
SURYA VIHAR RAINWATER HARVESTING SYSTEM