Rainwater Harvesting System laid in Vivekananda College campus

By Arjun Ram 

An extensive rainwater harvesting system (RWH) has been put in place in campus of Vivekananda College in Mylapore. This project was funded by Asian Paints Ltd, as part of its CSR ( corporate social responsibility).

It was executed by a community organization called Akash Ganga, which has its office in Mandavelipakkam.

This project was formally launched at an event in the Ramakrishnananda Hall inside the college premises on April 29. Sujath Ali, the joint director of the Doordarshan Kendra - Chennai did the formalities.

The principal of the college, Thirunavukkarasar addressed the audience first.  The key member of Akash Ganga, Sekhar Ragavan who versa this project also spoke.

He explained the features of this project. Sekhar said that the NGO and Asian Paints had joined hands to execute such projects in the city. The first RWH project was set up in Sri Ramakrishna Mutt and this was the 16th system.

This RWH system covers an area of about 2 acres. This system will harvest 49,37,130 ltrs in a year depending upon the rainfall. There are 16 wells constructed inside the campus and each well is 15 ft deep and 5ft in diameter.