| Hindustan Times Article on Rainwater Harvesting in Mumbai |
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| Resources on Rainwater Harvesting: |
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| 1. | The Rainwater Harvesting section of India Water Portal has a wealth of information |
| http://www.indiawaterportal.org/tt/rwh |
| 2. | Karmayog.org has some useful links on RWH with specific references to Mumbai |
| http://www.karmayog.com/library/rwh.htm |
| 3. | There are a tremendous amount of other resources on the web for rainwater harvesting |
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www.rainwaterclub.org,
www.rainwaterharvesting.org or do a search on "rainwater harvesting India" |
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| 4. | Asian Paints Total Water Management Center in Bhandup is practical demo center where you can see rainwater harvesting and other water management technologies in action. They offer free help to implement rainwater harvesting. They can be contacted at jal@asianpaints.com |
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| 5. | Eureka Forbes Institute of Environment is a non profit organization working for last four years in the field of RWH. They provide free consultation on RWH to Housing Societies, Institutes, Industries and individuals. |
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Contact information:
Rudolf D’Souza:98200 03372
Dr. Kashyap: 9819540690,
Vishal Bhanushali: 022-24301725 |
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For a FAQ on RWH from Eureka Forbes Institute:
Click Here
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For a list of housing societies and other locations where Eureka Forbes Institute has helped in implementing RWH:
Click Here
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| 6. | Dr. Vidhyadhar Walawalkar is based in Thane and has implemented several rainwater harvesting structures. He also runs training sessions where people can create the necessary design for rainwater harvesting in their residence without outside help. He can be reached at : 98690 06321 |
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For a slide show on rainwater harvesting work in Thane:
Click Here
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| 7. | Sunlight Consultancy will design and implement your rainwater harvesting structure for you.
They can be reached at : 98202 31914. |
| Click here for an interview with the Director, Mr. Ajay Kale |
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| 8. | TubeWells International will design and implement your rainwater harvesting structure for you. Their contact information is: Mr.Devendra Shah - 98199 56578 / 98704 50557 / Office - 022-2882 4175 |
| E-mail: borewells_international@hotmail.com |
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| 9. | BMC has a rainwater harvesting cell.
You can contact Ms. Suprabbha Marathe, Assitant Engineer 2262 0251; aerwhbmc@yahoo.com |
| Click here for an interview with Ms. Marathe |
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| Sources for the article: |
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| Thanks to several people for discussions: |
 | Jason D'Souza of Asian Paints |
| Dr. Kashyap and Rudolf D’Souza of Eureka Forbes Institute for the Environment |
| Ajay Kale of Sunlight Consultancy |
| Devendra Shah of Tubewells International |
| Dr. Vidhyadhar Walawalkar of Thane |
| Mumbai Rainfall: http://www.imdmumbai.gov.in/cd_metro.htm |
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| Data regarding Chennai: |
| Conversations with Sekhar Raghavan of the Chennai Rain Center (ph: 044-24616134) |
| Hindu newspaper articles on groundwater recharge: |
| http://www.hindu.com/2006/06/30/stories/2006063017330300.htm
http://www.hindu.com/2006/02/19/stories/2006021917080300.htm |
| The information on Chennai water supply in 2001 are from a presentation made by CMDA |
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