As Chennai goes through one of its worst water crises, a forty-five-year-old man Dayanand Krishna is doing his bit by coming up with his own rainwater harvesting method that costs just Rs 250.
The method, according to a New Indian Express report, uses two PVC pipe bends, a three-foot PVC pipe and a cloth filter (that costs just Rs 20).
Watch how the system works here:
Using these materials, he created a diversion on his house’s pipeline, which diverts the water from his rooftop to a drum, collecting about 225 liters of water every 10 minutes during rains. The cloth filter also filters the water on its way.
“I thought I shouldn’t let the water drain to the ground. For the first five minutes, the water had a tint because it washes off impurities from the rooftop. But, after that it was considerably clear. We can even use it to mop our floors,” Krishna was quoted by the daily as saying.
Now, although Krishna’s method is unconventional in itself, the city Corporation in Chennai has also been inspecting rainwater harvesting systems in houses and providing technical support to help residents construct and maintain a rainwater harvesting system.
(With inputs from New Indian Express.)
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