WATER AWARENESS CENTRE

ISSUE: : WASTE MANAGEMENT

VAIBHAV.B.P

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INTRODUCTION :-

• It’s a center to educate the visitors to appreciate water as a scarce

fundamental resource.

• Water awareness center includes promoting to the study of various

policies , strategies ,qualities and activities to sustainably manage the
resource of fresh water to protect the hydrosphere and to promote the
water conservation principles through demonstrating India’s history in
harvesting and recharging of rainwater to meet the current and future
needs.

ISSUE: WATER BASED DESIGN

 The issues the design focuses on are; creating a visual awareness of the
water within society, innovation in design when creating a sustainable .

 It’s a design synchronizing with water conservation techniques, water

recycling and water reusing techniques inside or outside the building’s.

 It will be designed, keeping in mind water as main concept. which can be

adopted in the form of water waves and other properties of water which
give the feel of water while moving throughout the premises.

 It is adopted to achieve educational goal to provide information and

solution about the water declination.

 It is for both public and private purpose standing as a whole to save the
water for future.

 The water base design can be adopted for various purposes as follows:-

- It can be adopted in Roof top rainwater harvesting.

- It can be adopted in utilizing harvested water.

- It can be adopted in the process of re-using the waste water

produced by R.O. plant.

- It can be adopted in catchment of water.

- It can be adopted by providing major landscape of water to create

awareness among visitor’s.
KHADIN SYSTEM

Bawdi/Jhalara:-

These step-wells are grand structures of high

archaeological significance constructed
since ancient times, mainly in honor of kings
and queens. They are typically square
shaped step-wells with beautiful arches,
motifs and sometimes rooms on sides. Apart
from storing water for basic needs, they at
times also served for water sports.

Located away from residential areas, the water quality in these Bawdis is
considered to be good for consumption.
Katta/check damm:-

Katta is a temporary structure made by

binding mud and loose stones available
locally. Built across small streams and
rivers, this stone bund slows the flow of
water, and stores a large amount
(depending upon its height) during the
dry months. The collected water
gradually seeps into ground and increase
the water level of nearby wells. In coastal
areas, they also minimize the flow of fresh water into the sea.

It is a cost effective and simple method, used widely in rural areas. Series of
stone bunds build one behind the other have proved to be more effective than
modern concrete dams in some villages, as these local structures can be easily
repaired by farmers themselves. Although they require many skilled laborers
during construction, the cost is mostly shared by all the villagers as it is a
common structure. However, with more people opting for personal borewells
and handpumps, the water level in open wells has gone down severely, taking a
toll on marginal villages. Thus, rejuvenating these community Kattas can go a
long way in sustainable water management.

WHAT IS RAIN WATER HARVESTING :

Rain Water Harvesting is the accumulating and storing of precipitation. It is

used to provide water for consumptive and non- consumptive use.

AVAILABLE CATCHMENTS FOR RAIN WATER COLLECTION :

Rain should be collected from roof top, road top and some specially prepared
areas of ground.
 There are two main
techniques for RWH:

a) Storage of rain water

on surface for future
use.
b) Recharge to ground.

STORAGE OF RAIN WATER :

 It is a traditional technique. Underground tanks, Ponds, Check dams, Weirs

are the structures used for rain water storage.
 It is used in rural areas where space is available for the construction of
structure for water storage and where the annual variation in rainfall is less.

RECHARGE TO GROUND :

Recharge to ground water is a new concept of RWH. This technique is

frequently adopted in urban areas where space is not available for the
construction of structure for rain water storage.Pits, trenches, wells, shaft
etc are constructed for ground water recharge.

QUALITY OF RAIN WATER :

The physical as well as chemical quality of water Is important to decide its

suitability for drinking purpose, cooking purpose etc. Various standards are
formulated by many National and International agencies and all the standards
are recommendatory. Rain water must be collected from projected site(s). The
parameters analyzed include ph, conductivity, total dissolved solids, hardness,
Ca, Na, Mg etc.
BENEFITS OF RAIN WATER HARVESTING :

• Improvement in infiltration and reduction in run-off.

• Improvement in groundwater levels and yields.
• Reduces strain on Special Village Panchayats/ Municipal / Municipal
Corporation water supply.
• Improvement in groundwater quality.
• Estimated quantity of additional recharge from 100 sq. m. roof top area is
55.000 litres.

CALCULATION OF RAIN HARVESTING DETAILS:

http://www.kscst.iisc.ernet.in/rwh.html

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