rainwater harvest systems

Drought to floods, Chennai has been experiencing both. But this team of changemakers from IIT Madras, Care Earth Trust, Madras Terrace Architects and more are working on some unique solutions for its water woes.

Retired Commander Ganapathi Subramanyam has built a sustainable home in Bengaluru, complete with a rainwater harvesting system, solar panels, and facilities for composting.

Sampath S is a 66-year-old retired banker who lives in Bengaluru. For the last six years, he has used only rainwater for his household purposes.

To date, more than 30 apartment complexes in Bengaluru have adopted Ganesh’s RWH system.

The 15 pits have exponentially recharged the groundwater levels of the JRN colony as well as the neighbouring ones, conserving lakhs of litres of rainwater. Best part? Per pit costed not more than Rs 7,000.

Kalike, an NGO, is using the ‘WATSAN’ programme to implement rainwater harvest systems, ultra-violet drums for drinking water and functional toilets in drought-prone Yadgir.