Store rainwater in drums on your rooftop and in open areas around your home. Or you can build rain gutters on your roofs so that the rainwater can be collected in barrels or drums placed on the ground. Use copper rain-chains to direct the water from the rooftop gutter into these barrels.
Installing Water Barrels
An easy and cost-effective method to save water in the monsoon is setting up smaller water barrels. A 50 liters water barrel can cost around Rs 1000.
Water can be collected in barrels installed in open areas in households which could then be used for different household purposes.
To prevent mosquito or insect breeding, the mesh could be installed on the water surface. A few drops of oil could also help solve the purpose.
Installing Rain Saucers
Rain Saucers help increase the water catchment area over the barrels or collection centers installed in households.
You can do as small or as large with the use of rain saucers. The cost of such saucers could range anywhere between a few 100s to Rs. 10,000 ($50 to $150).
Saucers could also be made at home!
Recharging borewells
While borewells are generally used to extract water from the ground, it can also be used to recharge groundwater. All you have to do for this is build a recharge pit. Most often than not, a recharge pit is one meter in diameter and at least six meters deep. It has to be drilled alongside a pipe with perforations covered with a net in order to filter out the impurities. This lets the surface water flowing as run off into the water table, and minimises the chances of experiencing water scarcity during summer.
How To Store Rainwater Underground:
Storage is usually the most expensive component of a rainwater system and often determines the type of filtration and pumping system.
Set Up A Splash Block
This is a small area of your roof that will collect rainwater runoff from the roof. Next, you’ll need to install a rain barrel or catchment system. Installing a splash block is a great way to direct rainwater away from the structure’s foundation. During a rainstorm, it is a piece of concrete or plastic that is generally rectangular in form, and it is positioned under the downspout that conveys rainwater from the roof of a home. It mitigates the eroding effects of the pouring water by absorbing the force of the water that is being redirected from the roof, and it also prevents holes from being created in the garden as a result of the force of the water.
CONCLUSION
Natural reserves in the world are declining due to many reasons that include mismanagement, overuse, etc. The human population is increasing and demand for natural reserves especially water is increasing all over the world. However, the water resources are declining due to pollution and other anthropogenic activities.
