RWH Advisor Results
Modify Input Data
Click here for Tank Size Customization
Your Input Summary
Name : Your Name will appear here
Apr 20, 2018 - 02:23:58 pm IST
Selected Location
State :
District :
Taluk :
Building Details
Building Status : Existing Building
Roof Type : Flat / RCC roof
Catchment area : Sq.m. (Roof Area)
Available freespace for RWH Tank / Pit : Kindly Specify available space for Rain Water Harvesting Sq.m.
Water Demand - Daily water usage : litres
Number of Floors : 1
Rainfall Details
Technical Support |
RWH Recommendations |
Assumptions |
Benefits
Important :
The excess rainwater can be diverted for groundwater recharge through dugwell.Visuals / Image
If the above flash file does not work, then install flash player for your browser. Visit Adobe to download plugin.
Success Stories
Print
List of RWH equipment suppliers
List of Government Agencies
List of RWH Trained Plumbers/Contractors
Suggestions/Feedback/Enquiry
Note : All * marked fields are mandatory
RWH App : Assumptions and Notes
1) | Rainfall data sourced from Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) Pune |
2) | Annual and Daily Rainfall for a Block / Taluk / District is the average for the region |
3) | Rainfall grater then 2mm per day is considered for calculations |
4) | Actual rainwater collection is assumed at 75% of potential by considering runoff co-efficient, first flush, filter efficiency etc. |
5) | Pipe sizes for rainwater collection from the roof are considered as per Indian building code |
6) | RWH tank suggested is around 1/10th the volume of annual rainwater potential from the given roof |
7) | Ground water recharge well / pit volume considered is 1/3rd of RWH tank size suggested |
8) | Tank / sump dimensions suggested are inner sizes and are excluding the wall / roof / floor thickness |
9) | Roof water filters to be installed (size / numbers) according to the design details of particular brand / model of filters |
10) | It is advisable to test periodically the quality of rainwater collected before using / recharging to the ground |
11) | This application developed by KSCST is for smaller buildings, apartments and individual homes |
12) | List of RWH Contractors, Entrepreneurs, Agencies, Equipment suppliers / Manufacturers and any Organistions listed in this software are from the public domain information and are not the recommended / endorsed list for their capabilities / authenticity / financial transactions. KSCST, UNESCO, IISc, NMIT or the Scientists involved in developing this application are not responsible for their act or any liabilities. |
C.S. Ramsesha Ground Water Recharge
Former Member, Central Ground Water Board
Former. Commissioner(Ground Water)
Ministry of Water Resources
Government of India
- He has his Bachelors in Civil Engineering from the University of Mysore with Second Rank in the year1971. He has his post graduate training from Walling Ford Institute of Hydrology, U.K. in the year 1981.
- He has served as Regional Director of Central Ground Water Board(CGWB) in the State Karnataka And Tamilnadu.
- He is the first Kannadiga to occupy the post of Commissioner ( Ground Water) in the Ministry of Water Resources, Govt of India.
- Before to his retirement he served as Member CGWB. He has over all 35 years of valuable national and international experience in Groundwater management, watershed management, and rainwater harvesting.
- He is national and internationally acclaimed ground water expert and has in valuable experience in the various aspects of Ground water resource assessment, investigation, scheme implementation, monitoring of regime and quality, augmentation of resources through Artificial recharge to ground water.
- He has implemented various schemes on artificial recharge to ground water in the states of Karnataka, Goa, Tamilnadu and Pondichery. Implemented artificial recharge to ground water through rain water harvesting in Bangalore University, Bangalore Development Authority, Police training Centre Bangalore and in The Military training School, Belgaum.
- Prepared Artificial recharge to ground water manual, which is released by the Hon. Union Minister for Water Resources during the National Ground Water Congress Formulated Rs 3000 crores scheme of artificial recharge to groundwater through dug wells in 12 states for implementation.
- Served as Member Secretary of the Artificial recharge to Ground water council with a National level membership of 40 eminent personalities headed by Hon. union minister. Worked as a hydrologist in the World Bank assisted Kasai Suvarnarekha ground water Survey project.
- Worked as a watershed management expert for the preparation of master plan for water Resources in Ethiopia under Indian Technical and Economic cooperation where in 75 Irrigation projects and 330 micro hydel projects were identified. Completed financial appraisal Of the projects in record time.
- Worked as an expert in the Suvarnarekha multipurpose irrigation project under World Bank Worked as ground water modeling expert in the Gagger River basin World Bank Project.
- Executed World Bank aided hydrology project in the state of Tamilnadu and Karnataka. Over 65 technical papers/ scientific reports presented in various conferences, national and International seminars
- Visited 12 countries as part of technical guidance under Water Power Consultancy Services.