Wednesday, February 23, 2011

First rain: rainwater harvesting works wonders in PG centre

The city witnessed the first downpour of the year on Monday. The first rains have worked wonders at SJC PG Centre as the newly installed rainwater harvesting system (RWHS) was instrumental in filling both the sumps and a 5,000 litre external tank.

The rain not only filled the tanks, the overflow has percolated into the defunct bore well to which the water pipes were directed.

“St Joseph’s College has done a very wise thing by installing the RWHS. Through this, whenever there is a downpour one can easily save up to 20,000 litres of water easily,” said Jeff Delimos, the installer of the RWHS.

He further added, “These days we see a lot of scarcity of water everywhere. In that way, we are getting a huge amount of water every single day whenever there is a downpour, which is not just of a better quality but free of cost as well.”

“It’s a good thing for the environment and as our College has taken it, it’s really very commendable,” said Pritam of I MSW.

The demand for water is growing everywhere and with a population of more than six lakh people in Bangalore, the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewage Board has declared that the total demand for water is 850 million litres per day. One of the best options to meet the demands of water scarcity is the RWHS.

- Maria Laveena, I MS Com

1 comment:

  1. Nice to see someone taking solid step against the water shortage practically . Instead of others planning but doing nothing so far.
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