Our country faces a major water crisis. Especially during summers, many of the cities and villages experience acute water scarcity. And tragically, even when it rains, it floods
many times as uncaught, uncontrolled rain waters tend to accumulate in devastating fashion.

There are many issues and solutions that connect the lack of water in the country and the lack of proper use of the rainwater India gets in so much quantity every year.

However, the start of all changes has to be that first step, and in this case, the first step is innovation.

“When we were thinking of ways to find a solution to this issue, an idea occurred to us. What if we can save a maximum amount of rainwater during the monsoon season? Thus, we came up with our innovation – the ‘Rainwater Harvesting System’,” says Yavvana from Kendriya Vidyalaya No.1 School, Palakad.

The idea is to connect the rooftops of all the houses in a street or a colony to a single tank that collects all rainwater falling on the roofs. Later, the collected water is purified and distributed to every household in the colony.

Also, in certain villages where there are farms, the collected water can be supplied for irrigation purposes too. This interconnected system also helps regulate rainwater indirectly, as water is diverted to tanks and natural ponds, instead of pouring out on the streets.

“In our current prototype, we are using an electric motor to supply water to these households. But in the future, we would like to use solar energy to operate the motor,” says Yavvana.

But in a broader sense, Yavvana says he wants to see his system at work in the real world at scale.

“After all, if it makes a difference in one street also, it would be a start!” he adds.