Water conservation Project

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  • The Delhi Cabinet has approved a project for conservation of water by creating small ponds in the Yamuna floodplains.
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  • The  move is aimed at addressing the “water problem” of the city.
  • Yamuna has a vast floodplain making it idle location for potential water conservation.
  • No construction or use of cement will be involved and regular flow of Yamuna will not be touched to harness maximum potential for water conservation. 
  • Also rainwater harvesting has been made mandatory for all government buildings.
Source
The Hindu




Posted by Jawwad Kazi on 3rd Jul 2019