Question

Question 35:
Explain briefly, how rainwater harvesting is done from open spaces around the buildings in city areas.

Lakhmir Singh Biology Class 10

Answer 1

these are done in order to store the rainwater by making reserve was near the open areas near building in city areas

Answer 2

rainwater harvesting is done from open spaces around the buildings in city areas by constructing percolation pits covered with concrete slabs having holes in them ,and connected to a recharge well through a pipe.the rainwater falling in the open spaced around buildings goes into the percolation pit through the holes in its concrete slab cover.after filtration in percolation pit,rainwater enters the recharge well through the outlet pipe and gradually seeps into the soil.