Describe the rooftop rainwater harvestin in Meghalaya.
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Rooftop rainwater harvesting is the most common practice in Shillong, Meghalaya. Shillong,the capital of Meghalaya, is situated only at a distance of 55 km from Mawsynram, the place receiving highest rainfall in the world. Yet, it faces acute water shortage as it is located in the rainshadow area on the leeward side of Khasi hills. So, nearly every household has rainwater harvesting structure to tap whatever amount of rainfall is received by the area for use during dry periods. Nearly 15 to 25 percent of the total water requirement of the households comes from rooftop rainwater harvesting.
The Bamboo-drip irrigation system prevalent in Meghalaya is 200-years old system of tapping stream and spring water by using bamboo pipes. Bamboo grows naturally in plenty in the region. Hence, bamboos are used instead of pipes for collection of water free of cost. Bamboo pipes are used to divert water from perennial springs on the hilltops to the lower reaches by gravity. The channel sections, made of bamboo, divert water to the plant site where it is distributed into branches, again made and laid out with different forms of bamboo pipes. The flow of water into the pipes is controlled by manipulating the pipe positions. The last channel section enables water to be dropped near the roots of the plant.
About 18-20 litres of water enters the bomboo pipe system, gets transported over hundreds of metres, and finally reduces to 20-80 drops per minute at the site of the plant.
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The Bamboo-drip irrigation system prevalent in Meghalaya is 200-years old system of tapping stream and spring water by using bamboo pipes. Bamboo grows naturally in plenty in the region. Hence, bamboos are used instead of pipes for collection of water free of cost. Bamboo pipes are used to divert water from perennial springs on the hilltops to the lower reaches by gravity. The channel sections, made of bamboo, divert water to the plant site where it is distributed into branches, again made and laid out with different forms of bamboo pipes. The flow of water into the pipes is controlled by manipulating the pipe positions. The last channel section enables water to be dropped near the roots of the plant.
About 18-20 litres of water enters the bomboo pipe system, gets transported over hundreds of metres, and finally reduces to 20-80 drops per minute at the site of the plant.
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