Kathmandu, Mar. 1
The Centre
for Integrated Urban Development, with the support from WaterAid Nepal and The
Coca Cola Foundation has handed over Rainwater Harvesting and Groundwater
Recharge project to Rajdal Army Barrack, Lagankhel.
The
collaborative project which completed in two months is handed over to the
Rajdal Army in presence of Mayor of Lalitpur Metropoitan City Chiribabu
Maharjan.
The
project has been executed with an objective of recharging groundwater in Lagankhel
and its peripheral areas and to demonstrate this technology among wider communities,
said the partners in a statement on Tuesday.
About 51
recharge wells along with 51 filter chambers were constructed inside the
premises of the barrack. The expected volume of potential water recharge,
through these wells is 51 million liters a year.
Additionally,
to remove silt and sand from the surface runoffs, three desilting basins were
also constructed in the area where runoff water is likely to carry dirt.
One
rain garden has also been constructed to demonstrate the efficacy of such
initiatives towards groundwater recharge.
Alongside,
motivational and awareness programs on groundwater recharge were conducted in the
wider communities involving local authorities, civil society organizations and
academic institutes, read the statement.
The
groundwater table can be maintained by artificial recharge process through
construction of recharge wells which are simple and low-cost structures that
can be promoted at strategic locations by concerned institutes or individual
households.
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 2 March 2021.
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