India gets 1100 rain water harvesting systems to save groundwater resources
CPWD played a pioneering role in promoting adoption of the Rain water harvesting/artificial recharge to ground water in the country.
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To address the problem of depleting groundwater resources, CPWD had decided for storage of the rainwater and artificial recharge of the groundwater by providing rainwater harvesting systems in its campuses and works to conserve and use the rainwater and augment groundwater resources to save it from further depletion.
CPWD played a pioneering role in promoting adoption of the Rain water harvesting/artificial recharge to ground water in the country. CPWD has so far provided about 1100 rain water harvesting systems in different locations/ areas under its jurisdiction in the country.
(Rainwater harvesting system at MNIT Jaipur)
(50 Lakh Litresrain water storage tanks at IIT Gandhinagar campus)
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