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Metro Water focusing on rainwater harvesting: expert [1]

Urban housing complexes or institutional buildings have large roof area, which could be used for harvesting the rooftop rainwater to recharge aquifer in urban areas
DEPLETING water bodies and dipping groundwater table have prompted Metro Water to focus on rainwater harvesting to help meet the water necessities of the city, an expert said on Wednesday.

Publication Date: 
26/08/2010
New Indian Express (Chennai) [2]
Tags:
Urban Water Harvesting [3], Chennai (T) [4], Water Harvesting [5], Tamil Nadu [6]
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