Modern rain water harvesting system will be built in 75 schools of Delhi, 50 crore liters of water will be saved every year.

A high-level meeting was organized in this regard, in which the officials presented a detailed report of the project. In the meeting, information was given about the current status of rain water harvesting systems already present in schools, the shortcomings present in them and the action plan prepared for their improvement. Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said that the objective of this project is to increase the capacity of rain water conservation and make water management in school campuses more effective. The government claims that through this initiative, about 50 crore liters of rain water can be conserved every year.

CM Rekha Gupta has said that Delhi receives an average of 775 mm rainfall and about 2 lakh liters of water can be conserved every year from a roof of about 2500 square feet. According to the government, this quantity is considered sufficient to meet the annual needs of a five-member family. Keeping this in mind, Delhi Government has decided to develop modern rain water harvesting system in 75 CM Shri schools. Under the scheme, rooftop rain water harvesting model will be installed in every school, so that rain water collection and groundwater recharge can be done in a better way. The government aims to develop the capacity to conserve about 50 crore liters of rain water every year through this project. For this, in the recently held meeting, the officials had given detailed information about the status of the existing system, its shortcomings and the action plan prepared for its improvement.