“Mission catch the rain”
    Harvest Rainwater

Stop rainwater for going into the drain, Make a collective effort Harvest Rainwater.

Water resource is being categorized as a renewable energy source, which means, natural water resources can be easily replenished back to nature. But it is rightly said that overdo of anything is bad; the pace with which natural ground water is being used, or rather exploited, it is not returned to the ground with concurrent pace. This results in depleted groundwater beds which brings havoc at the time of drought and increased irrigation demand

India’s economy vastly depends upon agriculture. Farmers work for fulfilling the food demands of the population of India along with exporting surplus to the world market. To meet the increasing demand for irrigation and drinking purpose, the bore wells are dug with high grade PVC pipes that reach the aquifer where groundwater can be extracted.

Large number of bore wells is an issue

The bore wells are recklessly drawing water from below the ground. Rainwater is the only option available for reviving the depleted ground water but this natural process of rainwater seeping under the ground through fixtures and cracks is a very slow process. Research shows that only 5–10% of seasonal rainfall infiltrates into groundwater in the hard-rock regions. Also, in case of scarce rainfall, there isn’t enough water being renewed underground. Water and environmental conservationists brainstormed and came to the solution called Bore well recharge. The idea was simple; develop and employ the methods to store rainwater and then channelize the stored surface water directly towards the aquifer using borewells.

Recharge Borewell

Bore well recharging technically focuses on the use of harvested surface water (obtained via rainfall or nearby water bodies) where runoff water begins to pass through a natural filter made up of large and small stones. Then, there is another layer of sand through which water passes and finally, it perforates in the bore well pipe via a fine mesh which is wrapped around the drilled casing pipe. The fine mesh ensures the removal of big and tiny impurities before the water enters the bore well.

The sophistication process of direct bore well recharging method has led to the availability of desired quality of ground water which is fit for irrigation as well as drinking. The advantageous implications of this method are listed as under:

• There is a well amounted reserve of water for urgent need during highly dry times of the season. Even the most dried up borewells can be filled up using this method.
• This simple mechanism of filtering surface water and pushing it into the ground is easy to understand by general population.
• It is environment-friendly if carried out with care.
• Harvesting rainwater which is a pure form of water can lead to sustainable output of an aquifer with lesser impurities being reaching the ground water level.
• This method prevents adverse social impacts like displacement of population or loss of agricultural land.
• As compared to other methods of storing surface water, this method minimizes the amount of water loss due to evaporation, thanks to its close knitted design for collecting and transporting water to the borewell.

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