Volume : V, Issue : I, January - 2015

DESIGN OF ROOFTOP RAINWATER HARVESTING SYSTEM FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE BLOCK OF V.V.C.E., MYSORE

Ramya R, Rudrappa Shetahalli

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The demand for fresh drinking water is continuously rising with the passing years as a direct effect of population explosion. This hence warrants a situation that necessitates conservation and augmentation of fresh water from every possible sector. In the present study, Rain water harvesting as a technique to preserve fresh water has been advented for the study area of Vidya Vardhaka College of Engineering (V.V.C.E.), located to the west of Mysore. The study quantifies the extractable quantity of rooftop water to supplement public supply system. Precipitation data was collected for 11 years from 1997 to 2007. For the given rooftop area of 11107 sq.m., about 706 cubic metre of rainwater was found with a collection efficiency of 90%. The results of the qualitative analysis carried forward the study in terms of provision of necessary treatments in the form of two slow sand filters.

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Ramya R, Rudrappa Shetahalli Design of Rooftop Rainwater Harvesting System for The Administrative Block of V.v.c.e., Mysore Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.5, Issue : 1 January 2015

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