Rainwater Harvesting : How compulsary is it?

[msn1270]

also one more attitutde of today's people who are going for new construction is, b'cos of Vastu reason, many people are not going for Borewell, Well and even closing their existing wells.

One of my friend is demolishing his house near Devaiah park as it is a old building of more than 35 years and constructing a new house there. B'cos of vastu reason he is closing the existing well, which is very good one and catering water even in Peak summer season. Inspite of advising him about the advantages, they're going ahead as per vastru reason.

What else we can say for these kind of people.

[blrguy]

The Rainwater harvesting system has been implemented now.

Raintap Filter: Rs 2,850/- (2500+tax). With bill.
Plumbing material: 1,500 /- (approximate - since other taps used inside the house were also purchased)
Plumbing costs: 1,500/-
Total: ~6,000
NOTE: No additional costs incurred as the existing storage sump was used.

The rain water drain pipes were routed from the back side of the house and connected to the filter and the filtered water outlet from the filter is connected to the existing water sump. The issue of running the pipes all around is avoided as they are now routed through the backside & hence not affecting the aesthetics.

Just thought of updating everyone here so that they get a overview of the costs involved.

Opinion: I do not see any need to pay 2500rs for the filter. The components put togehter should be costing somewhere btween 750-1000rs. Just because we need a BWSSB approved model to avoid any other issues with them, we had to buy this.

[ardesarchitects]

Hi Blr guy,
Firstly a big congratulations and hats off to you .I see very few people who update and share their experience .
I think we should mark this as our first step to educate and encourage the members for rainwater harvesting works at there buildings.
Once again you proved that rainwater harvesting is not at all a costly affair. It would be great if you share details about various rain water filters available in market.


Regards
Ar.Praveen.N
Ardes Architects and Interior Designers
ardesarchitects@yahoo.co.in

[MNRS]

At the time of construction, along with the Rain water harvesting, we should also plan for Grey water filtering and re-use.

I believe this can save lot of water going waste, and we can use the filtered for toilet flushing, gardening etc.

[tvsh]

The Rainwater harvesting system has been implemented now.

Raintap Filter: Rs 2,850/- (2500+tax). With bill.

Blrguy, Can you please give me feedback about this Raintap Filter. I looked at Rainy water filter, but it costs a lot of money about 8500 Rupees for FL-150 Model. Rainwater harvesting is not mandatory in Mysuru and hence offer no subsidies.Since RWH is not widely practiced, the choices are very very limited in mysuru. I can construct my own Tank based filter with crushed stones, sand, etc. I am trying to save space by going for a compact readily available filter that is based on steel mesh and a plastic casing.

[msn1270]

tvsh

contact "Rain Water Club" an NGO run by a volunteer S Vishwanath in Bangalore. They do have simple Rain water filter mechanisms which can be adopted by the individuals. You can contact him at

#1022, 6th Block,
1st Floor, HMT Layout,
Vidyaranyapura Main Road,
Bangalore - 560097.
Ph: +91-80-41672790.
email: rainwaterclub@gmail.com

[tvsh]

msn1270,

Thanks for the information. I did contact rainwaterclub@gmail.com a few months ago as they had designed and marketed a rainwater filter called "Varun". They do not seem to offer them anymore. I heard there are lot of shops in SJP road, that have demo kits of RWH systems installed. I am short of time, hence unable to make a trip to BLR.

I came to know that there is a project called "Crest" that has some RW Filters on display at NIE college, Mysuru. I will check it out.

Regards,
tvsh