Govt. Sr. Sec.

School (Banur)
Distt. - Patiala
Project Name :- WATER HARVESTING

Students Name Class

Deepika 9th
Parwinder Kaur 9th
Gursewak Singh 9th

Guidelines by:-
Harsant Mohan Kaur (Sci. Mistress)
Amarjit Kaur (Sci. Mistress)
Aarti Singla ( Computer Faculty)
Sukhwinder Kaur ( Computer Teacher)
Paramjeet Kaur ( Computer Teacher)

Index:-

• What is water harvesting?

• Tips to conserve water
• Activities to conserve water
• Harvesting rainwater
• Ways of harvest rainwater
• Methods of harvest rainwater
• Bibliography

WATER HARVESTING

What is water harvesting:-

In this activity store the rain water either for direct use or store under ground so it can be used indirect way.
By this process water can be protected from evaporation .
TIPS TO CONSERVE WATER
• Defective tap should be rectified to minimize loss.
• Turn your water tap during tooth brushing or when soaping up under tap or shower.
• Wash your vehicle with bucket & not with water pipe to save hundreds of litres of water.
• Conserve village ponds & create new ones. It helps in recharge of ground water.
• Wash vegetables, fruits in a bowl of water use this water for your plants.
• During summer season, you can reduce amount of water in your lawns. It'll revive itself
when it rains.
• Lawns need only 2-3 cm of water & can be watered only 3-5 days a week.
• Daily watering result in shallow roots & weaker grass.
• Use the pet bottle of water to drip irrigate your plants by just piercing two holes in the
bottle, one at neck & passing a thread through the bottom. Place around the sapling.
• Use only as much water as you require.
• Always take bath with one bucket of water.

ACTIVITES TO CONSERVE WATER

• Install one of the new flush toilets hat use less water.
• Use one & a half litre water bottle to reduce the outflow n flush.
• Compare your water bills with the corresponding period of last year.
• Take water testing kit and test the amount of chlorine in water.

Harvesting Rainwater:- Rain is the first source of water which is used in recycling of water. Harvest
rain water means to know the importance of rain and use it as much as it is possible. A simple solution to
meet the water shortage and improve the quality of groundwater lies in rainwater harvesting. It is not only
easy to install and cost effective, but also undoubtedly the best way to meet the current water crisis.

Ways of harvest rainwater:- There are two ways to harvest rainwater.

1. Conserve the rainwater under ground
2. Store the rain water
Methods of harvest rainwater:- There are 4 methods to harvest rain water.

Recharge Pit
Dig 1-2m wide and 2-3m deep pit. Fill the pit with pebbles. Direct the rainwater collected at roof and
other sources to this recharge pit. Make sure that water is silt free.

Gravity head recharge well

The roof top rainwater is canalized to a well and it recharges due to gravity. It is suitable where land
availability is limited and land pit is overlaid by impermeable soil.

Abandoned well
A dry or unused well is used as a recharge structure. The recharge water is guided through a pipe to the
bottom of well. Take care to clean the well before making it a recharge structure add chlorine to well water
periodically to avoid contamination. It is suitable for buildings with roof area of 1000+sq. m.

Abandoned\Running hand pump

A running or abandoned hand pump is used instead of a well. It is suitable for smaller buildings of roof area
upto 150 sq m. Water can be used for household purposes after adding chlorine.

Bibliography:-
1. Sci book of 7th class (P.S.Edu. B.)
2. Chart of exploring water
3. Diagrams draw in paint