43. What is meant by rainwater harvesting ? Describe any one method of rainwater harvesting with the help of a labelled sketch.
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Rainwater harvesting is the simple process or technology used to conserve Rainwater by collecting, storing, conveying and purifying of Rainwater that runs off from rooftops, parks, roads, open grounds, etc. for later use.
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Rain water harvesting is a technique of collection and storage of rain water in surface (storage tanks) or sub surface aquifer before it is lost as surface runoff.
One method is roof top harvesting------
Rooftop Rain Water Harvesting is the technique through which rain water is captured from the roof catchments and stored in reservoirs. Harvested rain water can be stored in sub-surface ground water reservoir by adopting artificial recharge techniques to meet the household needs through storage in tanks.