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Rainwater harvesting made mandatory in Andhra Pradesh: All Municipal Corporations and Urban Development authorities directed to implement provisions

Find the link to the Government order specifying provisions which make rainwater harvesting compulsory in Andhra Pradesh

rajshekar

Posted on 21 Aug, 2009 02:38 PM

This government order on the rainwater harvesting website of Centre for Science and Environment makes rainwater harvesting mandatory in all Municipal Corporations, Urban Development Authorities and Municipalities, buildings with an a

Government order making rainwater harvesting mandatory in Kanpur (2003)

Find the link to the government order which makes rainwater harvesting mandatory in all new buildings with an area of 1000 sq m or more in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh

Government of Uttar Pradesh

Posted on 21 Aug, 2009 01:08 PM

This hindi document from the rainwater harvesting site of the Centre for Science and Envir

Rooftop rain water harvesting arrangements in Kerala - Municipality Building (Amendment) Rules (2004)

The Kerala Government's Department of Drinking Water Supply's notification on rooftop rain water harvesting arrangements in the state

Department of Drinking Water Supply - Government of Kerala

Posted on 21 Aug, 2009 01:02 PM

This document from the Department of Drinking Water Supply (Government of Kerala) published in the Extraordinary Gazette No. 92/2004, dated 12-01-2004 by the Government of Kerala includes a notification on the amendment of rules and includes:

Provision of rainwater harvesting structure - Tamil Nadu Municipal Laws (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 2003

Link to the Tamilnadu Government's official ordinance which made rainwater harvesting compulsory in the state

Municipal administration and water supply department

Government of Tamilnadu

Posted on 21 Aug, 2009 12:58 PM

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Rainwater harvesting in India: Traditional and contemporary

A brief look at the historical development of traditional rainwater harvesting systems of India ans also issues, need and relevance of RWH in the urban context

Sekhar Raghavan

Posted on 21 Aug, 2009 12:41 PM

The document informs that traditionally Indians worshipped both water and rain as “Jala” and “Varuna”. Even rivers were worshipped. Till 3000 B.C., RWH happened without human effort as rain got collected in rivers and natural depressions. Civilizations flourished on river banks all over the world Indus valley civilization in India.