Aakash Ganga : Roof top rain water harvesting

Agency : World Bank's Development Marketplace and RANA

The objectives of the Aakash Ganga project are to develop rainwater harvesting structure in an economically viable, self-sustainable manner with a community ownership and to develop a system to use the overflows of rooftop rainwater harvesting structure which would meet the drinking water need as well as generate income for O&M. The institute has been identified as a nodal agency for implementing through various NGOs partners.

The scheme has been implemented in 3 villages of Churu and Jhunjhunu districts. 118 households' tanks and 4 village tanks have been constructed in which community and local donors contribute around 30-50% of the construction cost.

The major outcome of the project are as follows: a) It offers a reliable alternative in absence of ground water and surface water. Typical water storage capacity 10 liters/ person/day or 300,000 ' 400,000 Ft3 per village; b) It modernizes the quotidian ingenuity and centuries-old traditions to ensure cultural and social sustainability; c) It builds public-private-community partnership in which community the contribute 30-40% in construction cost. Local governments contribute 100,000 Ft2 land for revenue generation; d) It weans people away from the 'free water' entitlement mindset; e) It ensures flow of capital, management and technology through a two-tier social enterprise structure; f) It frees up girls and women from the daily chore of fetching water to pursue education and to be productive members of society.

The extension of the project to 70 villages is under active consideration by Government of Rajasthan.



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