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- Over 85 percent of the cultivated area in India is either directly dependent on rain or depends on rain to recharge its groundwater. Seasonal rain provides water for irrigation, drinking, and household needs. It provides water to livestock and is necessary to grow fodder for animals.
- Harvesting rainwater is a great way of lessening your carbon footprint and becoming self-sufficient in your water needs. Harvested water can tide you through dry periods and can be used for a variety of household needs.
- Rainwater harvesting is a viable and affordable technology in an urban setting to ensure water self-sufficiency
- It helps meet the ever-increasing demand for water.
- Rain water harvesting improves the quality and quantity of groundwater.
- Reduces urban flooding.