Product:System for storage of rain water at domestic or community level.
Application:Useful in areas where water supply schemes are expensive(eg:hills),ground water in saline(eg:coastal areas,islands) to suppliment existing provisions.
Feature:For a domestic sheme,rainwater is gathered from the roof tops,courtyards and small catchment platforms and stored hygenicallyin FC tanks after purifying through filters.In community level shemes,larger catchment areas are used for collecting run off water in underground tanks,fenced reservoires or directly water to lakes.
Commercialisation:widely implemented in north-eastern regions of india.
Economy:As per requirement of the consumer.
Investment:Rs 2 lakhs for 2000 litres capacity tank.
Equipment:Masonry tools,smith tools,casting moulds.
Raw materials:Treated roof or platforms,inflow system,by pass system,terrocement water tanks of 200-2000 L capacity.
Institute:Structural Engineering Research Centre.
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