Bhubaneswar: Realising the increasing stress on Ground Water & to improve upon the depleting trend of the groundwater table, the Government of Odisha has planned to implement a Roof Top Rain Water Harvesting System (RRHS) under a scheme titled “Community Harnessing and Harvesting Rainwater Artificially from Terrace to Aquifer (CHHATA)” for conservation of Rainwater.
The proposal was approved by the State Cabinet in its meeting today.
The scheme will be implemented in 29,500 Private Buildings and 1,925 Government Buildings covering water-stressed 52 blocks and 27 urban local bodies of the State for a period of five financial years from FY2022-23 to 2026-27 with a budget outlay of Rs 270 crore.
There is a subsidy provision of Rs 55,000 or 50% of the cost of the RRHS, whichever is less in this scheme to encourage the public for adopting the scheme in their buildings.
The Directorate of Ground Water Development under the Department of Water Resources will be executing the scheme.
