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. The demand of water is 840 to 900 million litres per day (MLD). Cauvery Water, TG Halli Tank and Underground [...]
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Rain Water Continues To Flood on Bangalore Roads
Saturday, November 5th, 2011Components of Rainwater Harvesting
Saturday, September 10th, 2011Rainwater 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 through suitable conduits into a filter. Filtered water can be stored in storage structures for subsequent use. Surface run off can be used [...]
Rainwater Harvesting in Bangalore
Friday, September 9th, 2011Bangalore 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 to recharge the ground water or stored in storage structures for subsequent use. A well planned RWH system can reduce up to 30% of [...]
Rain Water Harvesting System: Its Advantages
Thursday, January 20th, 2011Rain 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 jars and pots are used in the collection. In recent times, more complex storage systems are used, such as underground check dams. The techniques [...]
BWSSB Guideline for Rainwater Harvesting
Wednesday, January 5th, 2011Bangalore 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 of the Karnataka state legislature and the board came into existence on October 2, 1964. The BWSSB Act 1964 & BWSS rules 1964 amended [...]
Solve your Water Shortage Problems forever.. Become a Water Self-Sufficient Community
Thursday, July 15th, 2010In these times of energy efficiency, it is important to do all we can to make changes that allow us to conserve or reuse those natural resources that are at our disposal. Till the city seeks only to exploit rivers and not to manage catchments and keep rivers flowing, the reservoir goes dry and such [...]
Rainwater Harvesting- Solution for Water Crisis
Thursday, January 28th, 2010The 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 ancestors for irrigation and feeding cattle or livestock. Apartments are mushrooming all over our cities with the boom in the housing sector. By [...]
