Metrowater appeal to residents

By Our Staff Reporter

CHENNAI, JULY 19. The Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (CMWSSB) has requested residents to take advantage of its services in implementing the rainwater harvesting (RWH) systems.

The City could have maximised the benefits of the recent rains with the RWH. The groundwater table in most parts of the City has gone down to between 30 m and 60 m from nine to 15 metres earlier, the board said in a press release.

The commonly used RWH technique is to channelise rainwater from the terrace to an existing water source like a well, which would help keep the water table high. A filter bed would have to be constructed three feet deep and two feet wide. It should be filled with one foot of blue metal or brick jelly and another foot of sand, it said.

Many other techniques could be adopted and those interested could approach the Rainwater Harvesting Cell of the Metrowater Board for advice in person or contact: 8535976, 8535025 or 8535257-295.

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