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Planetarium adopts rainwater harvesting
For conservation: U.R. Rao at the inauguration of the rainwater harvesting system at the planetarium in Bangalore on Tuesday.
Bangalore: Water scarcity and problems associated with it will be far more serious than scarcity of food, U.R. Rao, Chairman of Bangalore Association for Science Education (BASE) and former chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has said.
He was speaking at the inauguration of the rainwater harvesting system at the Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium here on Tuesday. “Of the total water available on the planet, only 2.7 per cent is fresh water, 78 per cent of which is hidden.
This means that what is available for drinking is a small percentage,” he said.
Prof. Rao believed that this called for incorporating methods to conserve available resources.
“In rural areas, watershed development and construction of check dams may be taken up. In urban areas, however, we need to create awareness about water recycling and rainwater harvesting,” he said.
The rainwater harvesting system at the planetarium has been designed and implemented by Technology Informatics Design Endeavour (TIDE) with support from ADOBE India Pvt. Ltd. and Charity Aid Foundation. “The project cost of Rs. 12 lakh will be recovered by the planetarium in one year’s time.
Through the system, 48.8 lakh litres of rainwater will be harvested in a year, of which 30.16 lakh litres will be available for non-potable use,” he added.
Display boards will highlight the details of the system to create awareness among schoolchildren who visit the planetarium.
Information booklets in Kannada and English on rainwater harvesting are available at the bookstore in the planetarium.
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