Chennai Man's Rainwater Harvesting System Only Cost Rs 250, Harvests 225 Litres In 10 Mins

When a sudden spell of rain descend on the city of Chennai, people were overwhelmed. At many stations including Government Estate, Chennai Central, Anna Nagar Tower, Shenoy Nagar, Alandur and Nandanam, rainwater was leaking from the roof of the concourse level, according to The Hindu.

At a time of good rain spell, this Chennai man decided to harvest the rainwater that would have otherwise been wasted. 45-year-old Dayanand Krishnan of Chitlapakkam spent just Rs 250 to come up with this arrangement to harvest rainwater.

Rs 250? You must be wondering how? For this, you just need two PVC pipe bends, a three-foot PVC pipe and a cloth filter that costs Rs 20. With this, he simply created a diversion on his existing pipeline that helped rainwater flow from his 400-square-foot rooftop to a drum, collecting 225 litres of water every 10 minutes, he was quoted saying to The New Indian Express.

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Before draining the water into the drum, it passes through the filter tied to the pipe¡¯s end, removing all the impurities. Krishnan¡¯s family now uses the water to wash the dishes.

¡°I thought I shouldn¡¯t let the water drain to the ground. For the first five minutes, the water had a tint because it washes off impurities from the rooftop. But, after that it was considerably clear. We can even use it to mop our floors,¡± he told TNIE.

While these ¡®jugaads¡¯ may help temporarily, the city Corporation has been inspecting rainwater harvesting systems and offering technical support to help the residents to construct a rainwater harvesting system.

Water crisis in India is so severe that people are resorting to the old-age water conservation techniques. This village in the drought-hit Banda district of Uttar Pradesh has gone back to traditional conservation techniques to revive its water bodies.

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While villages in that area are reeling under severe crisis, Jakhni village which is 20 km away from Banda has managed to find its way out of this. Popularly known as ¡®Galgram¡¯ (water village) has its own ponds, wells and other water bodies brimming with water.

A Chennai-based company called Earth Fokus have also come up with an innovation - Qua Mist - which fits to your tap and reduces water consumption. Taps that otherwise gush out a lot of water will now manage just a fine spray. Qua Mist is a brass extension to the tap that turns water into a fine mist and its purpose is to save water up to 95%.

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