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Which is the first state in India to have made roof top rainwater harvesting structure compulsory for all the houses across the state? 

Which is the first state in India to have made roof top rainwater harvesting structure compulsory for all the houses across the state?  Correct Answer Tamil Nadu

The correct answer is Tamil Nadu.

  • Tamil Nadu is the first state in India which has made rooftop rainwater harvesting structure compulsory to all the houses across the state.
  • Rooftop rainwater harvesting structure is the part of the technique through which rainwater is captured from the roof catchments and stored in reservoirs.
  • The act of collecting, diverting and storing water from rain events for later reuse is called rainwater harvesting.

 

Important Points

  • Tamil Nadu was the first state in India which launched the rooftop rainwater harvesting and made it compulsory for every building to avoid groundwater depletion.
  • The rooftop rainwater harvesting model of the Tamil Nadu government gave an excellent result within five years and led to a 50% rise in water level in five years in Chennai.

Additional Information

  • The RainSaucer, Groasis Waterboxx and various others are the newly developed approaches for the purpose of the rainwater harvesting.
  • Frankfurt Airport has the biggest rainwater harvesting system in Germany.

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