Planning and Implementation of Rain Water Harvesting System in MITE, Moodabidri, Karnataka-Geological and Hydrogeological in Puts Typical Analysis

Abstract

Water harvesting techniques had been evolved and developed centuries ago. Ground water
resources occur in dynamic state and hence subjected to periodic changes. The development
of ground water resource leads to changes in its regime and water quality, therefore planning
for further development of the resource. The ground water resource development is urgent
need by management planning and further validation using rain water harvesting technology
to fulfill the present scarcity of safe and hygienic drinking water in both urban and rural
areas. The average rainfall in and around MITE, Dakshina Kannada is 3789 mm. Average
rainy days are 126.In spite of copious rainfall, during summer season many parts of
the district including MITE face acute scarcity of water. Detailed geological,
hydrogeological, structural studies were carried out in and around Mangalore Institute of
Technology Engineering, Dakshina Kannada to locate suitable site for rain water harvesting
technique. Site specific case study revealed rainwater harvesting using artificial recharge
structure resulted for storage of sub surface water and caters requirements of the MITE
Campus.