Want to go for rainwater harvesting but worried about expenditure? Try the model designed by a cop that's cheap and does not require much land to recharge water.
The model for harvesting rain water and recharging ground water designed and developed by Mahendraa Modi, IG in
the economics offence wing, requires only Rs 10,000,as compared to the model prescribed by development authorities that costs manifold and requires a lot of land.
"The model prescribed by the development authority is costly and requires labour and large piece of land. My model can be set up by family members within a week's time even in the houses built in less then 200 sq mt area," said Modi while citing loopholes in the model designed by development authorities.
Modi was giving a presentation in the department of physics at Lucknow University on Saturday.
{{/usCountry}}Modi was giving a presentation in the department of physics at Lucknow University on Saturday.
{{/usCountry}}His model has already been successfully implemented in different parts of the state including Bundelkhand region. In Lucknow's Adilnagar, a recharge well has been set up based upon Modi's model.
The development authority model demands the recharge pit to be large in diameter ie at least 25 feet by 25 feet and less in height, roughly three feet.
It also requires boring at two places in the recharge pit to fit two pipes of three inches each for recharging. This wastes a lot of land that each a small family may not be able to afford.
Modi's model, however, demands a smaller area for the pit but a deeper one.
No boring is required as in this model the recharging is done through soil inside the recharge pit that has to be at least 10 feet deep.
"Two houses can have a common recharge well between the plots thereby cutting the cost by half. Even five or more houses can make a bigger version in the centrally located park. My model will work and recharge more water with minimum investment," he said.