RAIN WATER HARVESTING

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LIFE WITH WATER RWH
LIFE W/O WATER RWH
 PREVIEW RWH

1. Water : facts

2. Rain Water Harvesting What, Why and How

3. Water crisis at Ranchi

4. Initiatives taken at Brahmastra Corps

WATER FACTS : GLOBAL RWH

Only 1% fresh Water accessible

Acute shortage of water due to

1. Population explosion &
urbanisation
2. Global warming
3. Rapid melting of glaciers
4. Over use by devp countries
5. Industrial & municipal pollution
6. 50% rain water - surface run off
7. Over expl of grnd water
8. Ltd rech of grnd water table
 WATER FACTS : INDIA RWH

1. India has 4% share of fresh water to support 18 % share of population

2. 60% crop is rain fed

3. Annual per capita availability decreased from 6000 cum in 1947 to 1500
cum in 2016

4. 30 % Indians have no access to safe drinking water

5. Water Train ??

6. Annual rain fall approx 1170 mm - higher than global average of 800 mm

7. 50% rain water wasted as surface run off

There is a need to have Rain Water Harvesting

 RAIN WATER HARVESTING RWH

1. Collection, conveyance and storage of rain water at surface / sub-

surface aquifers, before it is lost as surface run-off
2. Rain water forced to the ground water reservoir faster than under
natural conditions to enable :-
(a) Recycle and reuse of rain water
(b) Mitigate subsoil degeneration
(c) Improve agro and eco sys
(d) Reduce floods, soil erosion and drought
 RWH : GOVT AND MES POLICY RWH

1. Govt bldgs with Plinth Area 100 Sqm+ to have RWH

2. Six states implemented Water Commission recommendations

3. All central engineering departments implementing RWH in phases

4. Auth wk In SOA 2009

5. At least one building per project to incorporate RWH

6. Extra cost for RWH may be included in RIC

7. Wk in conslt with CGWB till capacity bldg

 RWH : METHODS RWH

LAND
BASED
WATERSHED ROOF TOP
BASED BASED

RWH
 ROOF TOP BASED RWH : TECH RWH

RECHARGE PIT RECHARGE TRENCH

TUBE WELL RECHARGE WELL

 ROOF TOP BASED RWH RWH

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 WATER CRISIS AT RANCHI RWH

1. Water sup based on three dams at Kanke, Rukka and Hatia on

Subernrekha River

2. Water in dams depleting rapidly due to evaporation and silting

3. Rapid urbanisation and industrialisation

4. Ground water depleting 1m per year due to over exploitation, may

exhaust in 10 yrs

5. Most of the open and shallow bore wells dried

6. Loc 600 m above MSL fast surface run off and ltd recharge
 RAINFALL : RANCHI RWH

Total Rainfall 1400 mm

Rain fall in mm

1 mm Rainfall over 1m x 1m = 1 ltr

INITIATIVE BY BRAHMASTRA CORPS

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 ROOF TOP RWH PROJECT : MUC RWH

Catchment Roof Area = 600 M2

Average Rain fall PA at Ranchi = 1,400 mm
Total water available for RWH = 8.4 lakh Ltr

NON CSD

CSD MUC

New
bldg
CAFE

200 MM PVC PIPE Rech Rech Reuse Tk

Gutter Pit -1 Pit -2 Storage Cap 20,000 Ltr
PVC Pipe

Down pipe Recharge Pits (2)

Size 3X3X4M
1000 Ltr Sedimentation Tk Storage Cap 50,000 Ltr

Slope
 PROJECT MUC RWH

From MUC
ht 7 10 Level Indicator

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33
Level Indicator Level Indicator

Base 3 Over flow Over flow Base 3
GL GL
Reuse Tk
Sedimentation Tk Storage Cap 20,000 Ltr
Cap 1000 Ltr Float Valve Float Valve

3m

10 mm Gravel
10 mm Charcoal
Coarse sand Coarse sand 0.25m
20 mm Gravel 20 mm Gravel 0.25m
40 mm Gravel 40 mm Gravel 0.30m
Recharge Pits (2)
Size 3X3X4M each 17
Storage Cap 54,000 Ltr
 ANTICIPATED RESULTS RWH

Rainfall Recharge Reuse

S No Month Remarks
(mm) (Ltrs) (Ltrs)
1 Jan 20 8000 4000
2 Feb 30 12000 6000
3 Mar 30 12000 6000
4 Apr 50 20000 10000
5 May 50 20000 10000
6 Jun 150 60000 30000
Lesser
7 Jul 350 60000 30000 recharge/
8 Aug 300 60000 30000 reqmt as grnd
saturated
9 Sep 220 60000 30000
10 Oct 100 40000 20000
11 Nov 80 30000 18000
12 Dec 20 8000 4000
Total 1400 390000 198000
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JAI HIND

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