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What is the purpose of rain-water harvesting?

What is the purpose of rain-water harvesting? Correct Answer To recharge ground water.

The correct answer is To recharge groundwater.

Key Points

Water Harvesting:  

  • Water harvesting is a practice to conserve water by collecting rainwater in an organized way.
  • The rainwater is not allowed to flow and get wasted but collected in tanks.
  • The main purpose however is not the collection but the enhancement of groundwater level.  
  • The collected water through tubes is made to recharge groundwater.
  • The maintenance of groundwater is a long-term sustainable structure for water conservation.
  • So, water harvesting is used to increase the groundwater level by an organized collection of groundwater.
  • So, water harvesting is a method that Increases the groundwater level.
  • Water harvesting is an old practice in India and is now considered a more efficient way of water management than dams.  
  • People are adopting this method and it is also being encouraged by the administration and government. 

​Thus, the main purpose of rainwater harvesting is to recharge the groundwater.

Related Questions

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