Rainwater harvesting termed shortage solution

With large sections of the country’s population concentrated in its urban areas facing an acute shortage of water

ISLAMABAD: With large sections of the country’s population concentrated in its urban areas, they face an acute shortage of water. However, the problem can be overcome by harvesting rainwater.

This was stated by Subh-e-Nou Chairperson Shahida Kausar, who was actively working on environmental issues and health crises through her forum.

Kausar said it was simple, easy to develop and a long-lasting solution to manage water, which was drained from the roof of every house during the rains.

"Monsoon season is coming and there is also a projection of rains in the coming weather patterns. It is time to mobilise the people for adopting this environment-friendly practice to manage our households through sustainable solutions," she said.

It was very simple to accumulate rainwater for household use and drinking purposes. A water tank of 200-500 litres and water pipes fitting with the roof would easily pour the rainwater into the tank to get stored.

To a question, she said it took Rs25,000 to install a single water tank with all its operational cost at a house for rainwater utilisation. She noted that Subh-e-Nou had installed such rainwater harvesting tanks in different public-private schools of the federal capital.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 16^th, 2020.