Rainwater harvesting Bangalore
July 30 Deadline to Install RWH Concerned over the depleting groundwater table, BBMP commissioner Siddaiah has appealed to property owners who own more than an acre of prime space in the city to establish rainwater harvesting (RWH) pits before July 30. On June 10, Siddaiah had written to government of India and government of Karnataka [...] Continue Reading »
Rainwater harvesting has been made mandatory in the city following an amendment to the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage (Amendment) Bill 2009. To pressure consumers into installing the now-mandatory rainwater harvesting system on their property, the State Government has decided to bring slackers into line by disconnecting their water supply. December 31, 2011 is the [...] Continue Reading »
The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is setting the perfect example by implementing rainwater harvesting. BBMP commissioner Siddaiah said the civic body is implementing the project at its head office at a cost of Rs45 lakh. The BBMP is also implementing rainwater harvesting in playgrounds, parks, public places and buildings. The BBMP is expecting 3 [...] Continue Reading »
BWSSB Minister S Suresh Kumar officially announced that rainwater harvesting (RWH) is a compulsory rule and the 56,000 houses identified so far, will have to install them. He said the citizens must reduce their dependence on borewells as the groundwater table had depleted. Among the 100 borewells dug by the BWSSB in 2010, nearly 50 [...] Continue Reading »
An amendment to the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) Act was made in August 2009 to make rainwater harvesting system (RWH) mandatory for new constructions and a nine-month deadline for existing buildings but there was confusion as the specifics were not clear. The government now cleared the air by issuing the necessary guidelines [...] Continue Reading »
