Harvesting the Heavens

‘Elixir of life, pure and healthy, waste not this nectar not spoil, for this is the saviour of life’.

Not long ago, most of our cities were self-sufficient in meeting their water needs from the extensive urban water bodies. Today, these water bodies have disappeared.

Municipalities have been stretched to their limits to find water for the growing populations. Groundwater is being mindlessly extracted by the government as well as by private parties.

These are the reasons that make rainwater harvesting indispensable for a country like ours. With industrialisation being the need of the hour, we just cannot afford to ignore it.

In fact, many environmental groups in India are demanding that water harvesting should be made mandatory for all new buildings and housing societies in the urban areas across the country.

City by the bay, Mumbai, is blessed with high rain fall-a place where water harvesting can be used to the fullest. People desire to contribute but are absolutely aimless about the methods of water harvesting. We as a group, with our blog, aim to provide information and techniques to conserve water and utilise the technique of water harvesting.