RAINWATER HARVESTING Other Information In the present scenario management and distribution of water has become centralized. People depend on government system‚ which has resulted in disruption of community participation in water management and collapse of traditional water harvesting system. As the water crisis continues to become severe‚ there is a dire need of reform in water management system and revival of traditional
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create the employer-employee relationship. • The process is bipartite‚ but in some developing countries the State plays a role in the form of a conciliator where disagreements occur‚ or where collective bargaining impinges on government policy. Stages of Collective Bargaining Collective bargaining is a dispute redressal mechanism where workers and employers engage in a series of negotiations‚ and diplomatic and political maneuvers‚ to effect a collective agreement to resolve the dispute. The scope
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------------------------------------------------- Rainwater harvesting From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Rainwater harvesting is the accumulation and storage of rainwater for reuse before it reaches the aquifer. Uses include water for garden‚ water for livestock‚ water for irrigation‚ etc. In many places the water collected is just redirected to a deep pit with percolation. The harvested water can be used for drinking water as well if the storage is a tank that can be accessed and cleaned when needed. Rainwater harvesting provides an independent
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Implementing Rainwater Harvesting On The Austin College Campus Austin College prides itself on having an aesthetically pleasing campus. These aesthetics include multiple flowerbeds‚ trees‚ and fountains. When sitting on one of the campus lawns‚ the sound of splashing water can be heard faintly coming from the fountains‚ adding to the calm and enjoyable experience. Although these fountains look wonderful and add to the college campus’s appearance‚ they are quite expensive to run. The amount of
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Rain Water Harvesting RAIN WATER HARVESTING AND ARTIFICIAL RECHARGE TO GROUND WATER WHAT IS RAIN WATER HARVESTING : The principle of collecting and using precipitation from a catchments surface. An old technology is gaining popularity in a new way. Rain water harvesting is enjoying a renaissance of sorts in the world‚ but it traces its history to biblical times. Extensive rain water harvesting apparatus existed 4000 years ago in the Palestine and Greece. In ancient Rome‚ residences
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RAIN WATER HARVESTING Introduction: Till about thirty years back‚ the areas around our homes and offices used to be unpaved and the rain falling on these areas would percolate into the soil and remain there for being drawn through shallow open wells. With the proliferation of flat complexes‚ not only have these areas been paved and percolation of rainwater into the soil almost totally stopped‚ the quantity of water drawn from the soil below has increased manyfold. Consequently open wells and not
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Workforce changed in a lot of sectors‚ since the women participated in economic activities. Subsequently‚ this participation increase from year to year. In a general view‚ women’s underrepresentation in the high tech industry shows a continuous decline in the United States and Canada from 19% graduating in 1999-2000 to 12% in 2006-2007‚ while in Asian countries such as China‚ India and Bangladesh increasing (Simard‚ 2007). Bangladesh is a good example that women are increasing in high-tech fields
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Technical brief Rainwater harvesting Part of a series of WaterAid technology briefs. Available online at www.wateraid.org/ technologies January 2013 Introduction Where there is no surface water‚ where groundwater is deep or inaccessible due to hard ground conditions‚ or where it is too salty‚ acidic or otherwise unpleasant or unfit to drink‚ another source must be sought. In areas that have regular rainfall‚ the most appropriate alternative is the collection of rainwater‚ called
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------------------------------------------------- Rainwater harvesting From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia | This article includes a list of references‚ but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations. Please help toimprove this article by introducing more precise citations. (June 2012) | Rainwater harvesting is the accumulating and storing of rainwater for reuse before it reaches the aquifer. It has been used to provide drinking water‚ water for livestock‚ water for irrigation
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RAIN WATER HARVESTING INTRODUCTION 1. Urban centres in India are facing an ironical situation today. On one hand there is the acute water scarcity due to rise in consumption‚ over dependence and over-exploitation of ground water resources. Added to this‚ there is a lack of a coherent and credible water management policy. On the other hand‚ the streets are often flooded during the monsoons‚ giving rise to a situation of ‘water‚ water everywhere‚ and not a drop to drink.’ 2. This shortage
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