Question

what is rainwater harvesting ? state any five objective of rainwater harvesting ? (3 marks )

Answer 1

Conservation of rainwater of further use of it is rainwater harvesting.
Five objectives are:-
1)It helps in irrigation.
2) we can wash our clothes with it .
3)We can drink it after filtration.
4) It helps in reducing use of groundwater.
5) It don't break the continuous supply of water.

Answer 2

Rainwater harvesting is a technique of increasing the recharge of groundwater by capturing and storing rainwater by constructing structures, such as dug wells, percolation pits, checkdams.

The objectives of rainwater harvesting are:-

1. To meet the increasing demand.2 . To reduce run-off.3. To avoid flooding of roads.4. To raise groundwater level.5 .To improve the quality of groundwater.