Rain Water Harvesting

Product/Process

Structural Engineering Research Centre, Ghaziabad has designed a system for storage of rainwater at domestic/community level.

For a domestic scheme, rainwater run off is gathered from the rooftops, courtyards and small catchment platforms and stored hygienically in FC tanks after passing through filters. In community level schemes, larger catchment areas are used for collecting run off water in underground tanks, fenced reservoirs or directing the water to lakes.


Areas of Applications

Useful in areas where water supply schemes are expensive (e.g. hills), ground water is saline(e.g. coastal areas, islands); to supplement existing provisions.


Equipment \ Raw Materials

Masonry tools, smith tools, casting moulds. Treated roof/platforms, inflow system, by pass system, ferrocement water tanks of 200?2000 L cap.


Stage of Development

Widely implemented in NE region.


Economic Data

Rs. 2 lakh for 2000 L cap tank. or As per requirements of consumer.


For further information please contact

Council of Scientific & Industrial Research