PRESENTATION

BY:
RAJESH RAUSHAN
ENROLL:06414804909

IN G U I D A N C E O F

DR.V.C. GARG
Rain Water
Harvesting
 PROBLEMS OF NEW
MELLINNIUM

Ecological imbalance

Shortage of fresh water

 NEED FOR
CONSERVATION
"Water sustains life. It is now our duty
to sustain all sources of water. Let us
make water conservation a National
Mission.”
“Let us collectively address the
problem of water shortage, which is
growing into crisis proportions.”
“Conserve every drop of water
 INTRODUCTION

Conservation of Rain water is known as “Rain water

Harvesting” through which monsoon run off can be utilized
for domestic use which other wise goes waste.
In rural area of Rajasthan (Thar Desert) no reliable water
supply net work exists.
People are using water of ponds, which is also used by the
animals/ cattle's. Rain water is traditionally used in rural
area of Rajasthan for drinking purpose.
 WHAT IS RAIN WATER HARVESTING

Conservation of roof top rain water in urban

housing complexes and institutional
buildings having larger area and utilizing the
same to augment ground water storage,
existing wells, tube wells etc is known as rain
water harvesting.
 WHY IT IS REQUIRED ?

To meet over the increasing demand for water in urban area.

To reduce the run off which is increasing the load on storm drains.
To avoid the damage to roads by preventing erosion.
To augment the ground water storage and to control decline of

water level.
To improve the quality of ground water.
To reduce the soil erosion
METHODS OF RAIN WATER
HARVESTING

1. Through recharge pit

2. Through abundant
hand pump
3. Through dug well /open
well
4. Through recharge of
trench
5. Recharge through shaft
6. Through check dams in
rivers
Rain water harvesting Rain water harvesting through
through wells percolation trenches
 THROUGH WELLS
Recharge water is guided to the bottom of well or
below the water level to avoid scouring of bottom.

Bottom of well should be cleaned and all fine deposits

should be removed before its use for recharge.

Recharge water should be silt free.

The well should be cleaned regularly.

Periodical disinfect ion is required in order to control

bacteriological contamination
 THROUGH RECHARGE OF TRENCH

Recharge trench is constructed when permeable strata of

adequate thickness is available at shallow depth.

The trench may be 0.5 to 1.0 m wide ,1.o m to 1.5 m deep

and 10 to 20 m long depending upon the availability of land
and roof top area.

Trench is filled with boulders at the bottom followed by

pebbles and sand at top.

The trench should be cleaned periodically

Recharge water Recharge ground
through soak pits water by pebble
beds
 THROUGH RECHARGE PIT

In this 1 to 2 m wide and 2 to 3 m deep recharge pit is

constructed to recharge the shallow aquifer.
After excavation, the pit is refilled with boulders and pebbles at
bottom followed by gravel and then sand at the top.

The collected water from the roof top is diverted to the pit
through a drain pipe.

Recharge water is filtered through the pit.

Sand layer in pit should be removed and replaced every year

after rainy season
 ADVANTAGE

This is an ideal solution of water problem where there

is inadequate ground water supply or surface
resources are either lacking or insignificant.

It will help in reducing the flood hazards.

To improve the quality of existing ground water

through dilution. since rain water is bacteriologically
safe and free from
organic matters and is soft in nature
 Conclusion
“Make water conservation our mission”
As we cannot produce energy but we
can save it
by preventing wastage. In the same way
we can
not produce water but we can prevent it
from
wastage and protect our future.