To tap the rainwater that goes waste during monsoons, the Municipal Corporation of Faridabad (MCF), in association with the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA), has decided to put in place a rainwater harvesting system in Surdas Park in Sector 8.
Though some residents welfare associations have set up a rainwater harvesting system in some parks, this is going to be the maiden effort of the municipal agency in the city.
Recently, MCF Joint Commissioner, Ballabgarh, Pushpender Singh Chauhan, along with MCF Executive Engineer (Drainage) Anil Mehta and HUDA Executive Engineer A. K. Maggu, visited Surdas Park to assess the ground situation.
During Monsoon, thousand of gallons of water gets accumulated at three places in three places in the park
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• Though some residents welfare associations have
set up a rainwater harvesting system in some parks, this is a maiden effort of the municipal agency in the city.
• The initiative has been taken up because the water table has been consistently depleting in Faridabad
HUDA is maintaining the park. During monsoons thousands of gallons of water gets accumulated at three places in the park. The HUDA and MCF officials were of the view that a rainwater harvesting system should be installed at such places that include the pond and the incline towards Sihi Village that has a tubewell to recharge the groundwater.
The water table has been consistently depleting in Faridabad.
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