City's pride

Bimanagar co-operative housing society in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, has become city's pride by taking up rainwater harvesting. Their efforts are encouraging others to recharge groundwater and fight against drought-like situation.

In Bimanagar, the awareness generation workshops on water conservation were organised by few of the leading NGOs of Gujarat, Utthan, Viksat and We together. These exposure meetings convinced the residents about the viability of this technique. The residents have constructed a percolation well with a storage capacity of about 40 lakh litres of water. It collects runoff from an area of about 5,000 square meters (sq m). The location of the well was selected through a computerised system. The construction and maintenance cost is beared by the society.

"By the virtue of this system not only groundwater table but even the quality of water will improve. The electricity bills will become lighter," says Dineshbhai Dhagat, a proud resident.

For further information: Bimanagar Co Housing Society, Satellite Road, Ahmedabad 380 015 Gujarat