Survey on the Status of Rainwater Garnering Structure Implementation and its Suitability for Insertion: A case study at K V Kandrika, Pathapadu, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India

Abstract

Rainwater harvesting (RwH) is a venerable method, known for tapping the rainwater to address the depleting ground water resources. Assimilating the rain where it falls, or netting the run-off is defined as water harvesting and, innumerable forms of water harvesting techniques have been espoused traditionally over the centuries. The current generation is witnessing rapid globalization aided with industrialization, which indeed coupled with short and uneven rainfall is tiling a way for the reduction in surface water levels. Consequently, this is resulting in the dependence on ground water on a large scale over the past decades, instigating a steep fall in the ground water levels. In this study, a survey was carried out at K V Kandrika, Pathapadu, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India on to figure out the status of rainwater garnering structure (RwGS) implementation and study the suitability for its insertion. A simple design of rainwater reacharge pit was proposed for diverting the rainwater from rooftop of a selected house in the community and M. P. U. P School premises at K V Kandrika, Pathapadu, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India. This may perhaps aid in tapping the rainwater where it falls and when it falls.