Height of Rainwater Harvesting (RWH) in Bangalore City
Best example of “Practice before you preach!”
This may be the first of it's kind in the country.
Bangalore Water Supply and Sewage
Board (BWSSB) in collaboration with KSCST, Indian Institute of Science, collects
rainwater from the roof of its huge reservoirs. This water, after chlorination
is then pumped back to the reservoirs, along with Cauvery river water for the
city's supply.
RWH systems for Ground Level
Reservoirs (GLRs), both flat roof as well as domes were planned by KSCST,
Indian Institute of Science, during 2009 and are found viable.
BWSSB supplies each day around 1200
Million liters of Cauvery water to Bangalore city by pumping from a distance of
95 kilometres and to an height of around 500 meters.
Karnataka has an annual
share of 19 TMC of Cauvery river water. It is estimated that the Bangalore city
receives around 23 TMC of rainwater annually. Attempts are being made now to harvest
at least 10% of this pure rainwater in Bangalore city.
TMC is Thousand Million Cubic
feet.
Success stories are around us. Be a
part of nature and Conserve Water, Harvest Rainwater and Host of Benefits.
Your initiatives will pave way for
hundreds to follow.
Hundred Thousand Bangaloreans have
done it, YOU can do it too!
