GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

ABSTRACT
Conservation and Harvesting of Rain water Structures in construction of buildings in all Municipal
Corporations/Urban Development Authorities / Municipalities - Orders - Issued.
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G.O.Ms.No.350 M.A.,
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Dated:9th June,2000
Read the following:-

G.O.Ms.No.422 M.A., dt.31.07.1998.

G.O.Ms.No.423 M.A., dt.31.07.1998
G.O.Ms.No.611 M.A., dt.26.10.1999
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ORDER:The ever increasing population and its increasing trend concentration in urban areas has a
direct affect on the availability of water. The excess tapping of ground water and absence of its
recharge has lead to depletion of ground water table to greater extent. This is evident from the
increasing number of dry bore wells and digging of bore wells to a greater depth of every new bore
well that is taken up. Most of the urban area is in their paved or covered by buildings leaving little
scope for charging the ground water during the monsoons.
Keeping in view the above, provisions have already been made in G.O.s 1st to 3rd read above
that it is mandatory to provide required facilities land infrastructure for conservation and harvesting of
rain water in all Group Housing and commercial
Further there have been number of representations and provisions from environmentalists to
make it mandatory the provisions of such rain water harvesting structure of all types or buildings
including residential buildings as large parts of the towns are covered by residential layouts.
Government after careful examination of the matter decided to make the provisions for rain
water harvesting contained in the third read above as mandatory for all categories of proposed
buildings including residential buildings on the interest of rural public. Accordingly the following
orders issued.
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The Competent Authorities i.e., Director of Town and Country Planning, Vice Chairman of Urban
Development Authorities, Commissioners of Municipal Corporations/Municipalities shall insist for
facilities and infrastructure for conservation and harvesting rain water in all layouts and sub
division for sanctioning the same.
Every building proposed for constructing plots having extent of 300 Sq. Mtrs. and above shall be
provided with required facilities and infrastructure for conservation and harvesting of rain water
viz. Part-A is compulsory and part-B & C or D is optional.
All existing buildings in Municipalities / Municipal Corporations shall construct rainwater
harvesting the structure within a period of one year from the issue of this G.O.

Percolation pits or Trenches

The paved surface around the building shall have percolation pits or Trenches or combination
of pits & Trenches in such a way that total volume of such structure shall not less than 6 cum for each
100 Sq.Metres of roof top area and multiples there on. Depending on the geomorphological and
topographical condition, the pits can of size 1.2m wide x 1.2 m long x depth of 2 to 2.5 m. The trenches
can of width of 0.6 x length of 2 to 6m x depth of 1.5 to 2.0 meters terrace water shall be channelised,
to pits and or trenches. The pits shall be back filled with filter media comprising of the following
materials.
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40 mm Road metals the bottom layer upto 50% of the depth.

20 mm road metal as the lower middle layer upto 20% of the depth.
Course sand as the upper middle layer upto 20% of the depth.
Top 10% of the Pits/Trenches will be empty and a splash pad is to be provided in
such a way that roof top water falls on the splash pad.

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Brick masonary wall is to be constructed and cement mortar plastered on the exposed
surface. The depth of wall below the ground shall be in such a way that the wall
prevents loose soil going into pits/Trenches. The projection of the all above ground
could be minimum of 15 cm.
Perforated concrete slabs shall be provided on the pits and trenches.

Terrace water collection

The terrace shall be connected to a sump or the wall through a filtering tank by P.V.C. pipe. A
value system shall be incorporated to enable the first part of the rain water collected to discharge out to
the ground, if it is dirty.
A filtering tank measuring 1mx1mx1m meter can be constructed near sump. The tank can
divided by a potion slab and the one part shall be filled by fine sand and
by course sand. The
bottom portion of the tank should have a slope to avoid stagnation of water.
Open ground;Whenever there is a open ground, the top soil shall be removed over a portion of the ground
and back filled with course sand to allow percolation of rain water.
(or)
Any other methods proved to be effective in conservation and harvesting of rainwater may be adopted
n each and every construction taken up.
The Commissioners of all Urban local bodies shall open a "rain water harvesting cell" to
motivate existing building owners to implement the scheme before the arrival of monsoons and take
up area wise interactive programme at regular intervals to educate the people on the importance of
Ground water recharging and Rain water Harvesting / Water Conservation.
Failure to follow the above orders by the concerned and
for penal action u/s 41 of A.P.
Urban Development Authority Act,1975 or U/s 596 & 597 of Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act,
1955 or U/s 340 of A.P. Municipalities Act, 1965 as the case may be.
A copy of this order is available on the interest and to be accessed of the address
http://apts.gov.in/apgos.
(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)
N.S.HARIHARAN
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT
To
All the Commissioners of Municipal Corporations.
All vice Chairman of Urban Development Authorities
All Commissioners of Municipalities through Commissioner &
Director of Municipal Administration , Hyderabad.
The Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration, Hyderabad
The Director of Town and Country Planning
Copy to:
The Director, Ground water Department, B.R.K. Bhavan, Hyderabad.
The general Administration (Cabinet) Department.
The Commissioner,
& public relations, Hyderabad
The Secretary to CM.
The Private Secretary M(M.A.)
EC/SF

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