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.
