Harvesting Rain - The Benefits
- Revival of dry bore wells and dug wells due to rise in ground water level
- Self-sufficiency in water
- High quality water availability for storage and reuse
- Improves moisture in land thus leading to increase in greenery
- Essential requirement for new water connections
- Reduced incidence of mosquito borne diseases due to less accumulation of water above ground
- Less damage to roads
- Reduces soil erosion
- Improved groundwater quality
- Energy savings as less pumping is required due to rise in water level
- Savings due to reduced water bills
- Reduced dependence on piped govt. supply
- Reduces drainage congestion & flooding thus reducing inconvenience caused during rains