Visakhapatnam colony hasn't needed a water tanker since 1996
Since 1996 the JR Nagar colony near Old Venkojipalem in Visakhapatnam has not required a water tanker. In 2010 the resident welfare association, led by president K.S.R. Murthy, mandated rainwater harvesting pits for every new building. Today nine pits occupy common ground, each with an inlet pipe that captures road runoff and directs it into the soil. Groundwater levels have fallen this year because of poor rainfall, yet the colony’s wells continue to supply water. The Hindu reported the story on September 4.
Residents keep their wells full even during a dry year, avoiding the cost of private water tankers.
Source: No tankers since 1996: how a Vizag colony made rainwater harvesting mandatory and kept its wells wet (thehindu.com).
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