ROADSIDE RAINWATER HARVESTING

INDEX1.WHAT IS ROADSIDE RAINWATER HARVESTING2.WHAT IS ROADSIDE RAINWATER HARVESTING SYSTEM.3. IMPORTANCE OF ROADSIDE RAINWATER HARVESTING

Rainwater harvesting is the accumulation and storage of rainwater from roads for reuse before it reaches the Aquifer . rainwater harvesting provides an independent water supply during regional water restrictions, and in developed countries is often used to supplement the mains supply. Rainwater harvesting systems are appealing as they are easy to understand, install and operate . Rainwater harvesting ARE OF 2 TYPES

RAINWATER HARVESTING

ROADSIDE RAINWATER HARVESTING

ROOFTOP RAINWATER HARVESTING

WHAT IS RAIN WATER HARVESTING

WHAT IS ROADSIDE RAINWATER

HARVESTING SYSTEM

The rainwater that falls on tarred roads around the building can be collected and stored by this technique. The percolation pit covered with concrete slabs are constucted on road .Rainwater falling on road goes into these pit through the hole . After filtraization in the percolation pit ,rainwater gradually enters the recharge well and seeps into the soil.

Over the years rising populations, growing industrialization, and expanding agriculture have pushed up the demand for water. Worldwide, agriculture accounts for 70% of all water

consumption, compared to 20% for industry and 10% for domestic use. In industrialized nations, however, industries consume more than half of the water available for human use. If we continue this kind of use there will we no more

water left for future. So the need of conservation arises.the best and the easiest way of water conservation is roadside rainwater harvesting. . Consider this: for every inch of rain

that falls on one square foot of surface, a roadside rainwater harvesting system can collect .623 gallons of water. That's 620 gallons of water for 1,000 square feet of surface area . Example: Let's say the average rainfall in a given area is 25 inches per year. A road of 10 square feet can produce 15,5

gallons of water per year.

IMPORTANCE OF ROADSIDE RAINWATER

HARVESTING

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SHAMBHAVI and KRUTI