Question

Give information about rain water harvesting.

Answer 1

Rain water harvesting is a technique to increase capacity of ground water. Special methods to collect the rain and conserve it includes the construction of wells, small dams, khet talavadi etc.
Main objective of rain water harvesting are:
• To increase the capacity to conserve the ground water and increase the underground water table.
• Reduce the water pollution.
• To Improve the quality of ground water.
• To save the land routes from water logging.
• To Reduce the surface run off of water.
• To Fulfill the requirement of domestic water requirements during summer and during long dry spells.