RAIN WATER

HARVESTING
NAGAR PARISHAD GAUTAMPURA DISTRICT -INDORE
HUDCO BEST PRACTICES AWARDS - 2013-14(M.P.)

TRADITIONAL APPROACH TO CONSERVE WATER

CATCH WATER WHERE IT FALLS

What is rain water harvesting ?

It is the accumulation and deposition of rain

water for reuse on site rather than allowing it

to runof
rain water can be stored for direct use or can
be recharged into the ground water aquifer.

Why Rain water be harvested

To conserve & augment the storage of

ground water
To reduce water table depletion
To improve the quality of ground water
To arrest sea water intrusion in coastal
areas
To avoid flood & water stagnation in
urban areas

Reasons of Shortage of Water

Population increase
Industrialization
Urbanization

(a) Increase in per capita utilization

(b) Less peculation area
In places where rain fed/ irrigation based crops are
cultivated through ground water
Decrease in surface area of Lakes, talab, tanks etc.

Reasons of Shotrage of
Water Continued..
Deforestation

(i) Less precipitation

(ii) Absence of Barriers
(a) Rain drops checked by leaves of tree
(b) Water slowly descends through twigs &
trunk
Humus acts as reservoir
(d) Tiny creatures helps percolation

Rain Water Harvesting Advantages

1.Reduces the cost for pumping of ground water
2.Provides high quality water, soft and low in minerals
3.Improves the quality of ground water through dilution
when recharged
4.Reduces soil erosion & flooding in urban areas
5.The rooftop rain water harvesting is less expensive &
easy to construct, operate and maintain
6. In saline or coastal areas & Islands, rain water
provides good quality water

ABOUT GAUTAMPURA NAGAR PARISHAD

Gautampura, a nagar parishad town (census 2011
population - 15600) is located 55 kilometers from
Indore in the Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh. Town
has rich historic past and is also known asplace of
meditation of Gautam Rishi.
About 6 years back, town was
facing severe drinking water problems. Reasons
behind it were, absence of reliable water source,
decreasing water table (below 400-500 feet)
Key Dates Stakeholder consultation- Jan 2009
Inception of the project - April 2009
Project completion - 2010
Results achieved - 2011-12

Strategies and Process

Creation of artificial water bodies
Construction of Stop Dam type structure
Construction of Dug Well type structure
Creation of Artificial Lakes and Ponds
Capturing runoff from rooftops

TOTAL BENEFITS ACCRUED (INCLUDING BENEFIT

OUTCOMES RATIO)
In March 2001, Nagar parishad's expenditure per
household connection was Rs. 218/- and the
supply of water was done @ 30 LPCD
In March 2010, Nagar parishad's expenditure per
household connection is Rs. 43/- and the supply of
water is been done @ 90 LPCD.
situatio
n

Month
/Year

Total no
of
connectio
ns

Water
chrged
per
connecti
on

Total no
amount
receive
d

Borin
g Exp

Transpor
tation
exp

Electricit
y Exp

Salar
y Exp

Total
Expendi
ture

Prior to
initiativ
e

March
2001

987

50

49350

9629
0

53496

26360

3700
0

213146

Post
initiativ
e

March
2010

1465

50

73250

40180

2200
0

62180

AppropriateTechnology
Water conservation
and groundwater
recharge
techniques

Waterharvestingcum
supplementaryirrigation
techniques