Rajan Aggarwal

Rainwater Available for Harvesting
Catchment area – 500 square metres (sq. m)
Average annual rainfall in New Delhi – 681 millimetre (mm)
Total water available from rainfall – 284.2 cubic metre (m3) or 2,84,200 litres

Rainwater Harvesting System
The surface and rooftop runoff is recharged to the sub soil using recharge wells with collection chambers. The structures were constructed at sites where water tended to stagnate after rains.

The rainwater harvesting structure was completed at a cost of Rs 25,000.

Impact: There has been an improvement in the groundwater quality.

Details:
Rajan Aggarwal
Department of Soil & Water Engineering,
Punjab Agricultural University,
Ludhiana, Punjab -141004
Phone: 9872208744
E-mail: rajanaggarwal1@rediffmail.com