Rain Water Harvesting
The Delhi cabinet has approved a proposal to make rainwater harvesting system mandatory for all new buildings in the city. The government has asked the Delhi Jal Board to come up with the guidelines on the issue. Earlier, the government had proposed that proper water connection should be issued to the buildings which are equipped with [...] Continue Reading »
The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has suggested that treated sewage water to be used for construction activities. Gurgaon treats 137 million liters per day (MLD) of sewage every day, which is more than sufficient to meet the builders’ needs, the think tank has said. In the wake of the court order restraining issue [...] Continue Reading »
As a responsive measure to the depletion of groundwater at a great speed, the apex body for real estate Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India (CREDAI) has decided to adopt rain water harvesting as corporate social responsibility (CSR) this year. The announcement comes two days following the Punjab and Haryana High Court directed [...] Continue Reading »
The commissioner of Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), MK Shankarlinge Gowda, announced on Tuesday, that the authority is looking for more partnerships with realty developers in building houses for economically weaker sections (EWS) in the city. During the interaction of BBMP with Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Association of India (CREDAI), Adarsh Developers M.D, BM [...] Continue Reading »
While the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has been forwarding many innovative ideas to solve the water crisis like desalination, cloud seeding and water recycling, none of these plans have been materialized. Under these circumstances, few housing societies have helped themselves through rainwater harvesting to solve the problem. The Raheja Vihar Rainbow society in Powai and Avanti [...] Continue Reading »
The residents of Allahabad are making efforts to get roof top rainwater harvesting system installed on the top of their houses and apartments in Allahabad. Roof Top Rain Water harvesting system has become quite popular among citizens and even private institutions are adopting roof top rain water harvesting. It is the technique through which rain [...] Continue Reading »
The biggest issue that the residents of Bangalore are facing today is a daily supply of fresh water. There are so many people who share a finite supply of fresh water which does not equitably cover them all. Rain water harvesting can change the way. Many residents of apartments in Bangalore specifically in layouts of [...] Continue Reading »
It is known that eco-friendly housing is costlier than a normal structure because it uses specialized material and more sophisticated technology. But in long run the savings in terms of power consumption, water consumption and other areas compensate the expenditure incurred to construct a green home. Use of solar panel for as an alternate source [...] Continue Reading »
Vishwas Bawa Builders inaugurated the residential apartment in Mangalore. Vishwas Planet is constructed near Pandeshwar. 35 flats were constructed in the apartment complex. The entire complex is surrounded with greenery. 2BHK and 3BHK flats were constructed in the project. According to the builder all the apartments were sold out. Rain water harvesting is available in [...] Continue Reading »
High growth of real estate projects in Bangalore leads to the water crisis of the city. Many newly developed areas in Bangalore, which were outskirts some years ago, are experiencing sharpe rise of apartment constructions. When the construction of any project started, the bore wells are dug at the same time as corporation water supply [...] Continue Reading »
