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Saving rainwater their own way
Even after digging 500-feet deep into the earth, the residents of Manikonda could not find water in the summer season. Due to which the area had to undergo severe water crisis.
​Hyderabad: Even after digging 500-feet deep into the earth, the residents of Manikonda could not find water in the summer season. Due to which the area had to undergo severe water crisis.
A resident of a local apartment Priya said they had to purchase water from tankers thrice a week during summer season as most of the bore wells dried up. In their efforts to increase the groundwater levels in the area, most of the apartments and independent houses have constructed their own rainwater harvesting pits to save rainwater in the monsoon season.
As pits made out of charcoal, gravels and sand absorb more water than any other material, most of the residents in this area used the same material. At Manikonda Osmania University Colony, Arun Enclave apartment owner Noor Mohammed said it was a collective decision of all members in the apartment to construct rainwater harvesting pit.
“This area has been facing water problem for quite a long time and most of the bore-wells dried up. We have built the pit at the cost of Rs 15,000. We are hoping that bore-wells in the area get charged,” he said. At some joints and slope areas, the government has also constructed a few pits and a few are under process.
The residents of Manikonda are now depending on rainwater harvesting pits to charge the bore-wells that dried up in summer. Some owners of the apartments who could not set up pits while constructing their houses are now doing the same to save water.
“We faced severe water crisis this summer. In fact, every alternate day, we used to purchase water from tankers. We got to know from our neighbor’s apartment about rainwater harvesting pits as they set up one. So we have decided to construct one,” said Rajesh Kumar, a realtor.
While the government has constructed pit in some areas, the residents stated that they were dug up only for name sake. “As there is no proper supervision of the works by the government, norms are not being followed. The middlemen are not digging pits to the depth required to save water,” said Noor.
By: Chitra Saikumar
