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March ahead with UVCE | VisionUVCE Submitted by uppisat on 4. August 2015 - 8:09 UVCE’s current quandary has made its way through students and alumni discussions. An alumni meeting was held on 1st August 2015 in order to discuss the pros and cons of the present proposal of BU over shifting of few departments. Over 30-40 alumnus atten…

Harvesting System
Broadly rainwater can be harvested for two purposes
Storing rainwater for ready use in containers above or below ground
Charged into the soil for withdrawal later (groundwater recharging)

Source: A Water Harvesting Manual For Urban Areas

From where to harvest rain

Rainwater harvesting can be harvested from the following surfaces

Rooftops: If buildings with impervious roofs are already in place, the catchment area is effectively available free of charge and they provide a supply at the point of consumption.
Paved and unpaved areas i.e., landscapes, open fields, parks, stormwater drains, roads and pavements and other open areas can be effectively used to harvest the runoff. The main advantage in using ground as collecting surface is that water can be collected from a larger area. This is particularly advantageous in areas of low rainfall.

Waterbodies: The potential of lakes, tanks and ponds to store rainwater is immense. The harvested rainwater can not only be used to meet water requirements of the city, it also recharges groundwater aquifers.
Stormwater drains: Most of the residential colonies have proper network of stormwater drains. If maintained neatly, these offer a simple and cost effective means for harvesting rainwater.

Whether to store rainwater or use it for recharge:

The decision whether to store or recharge water depends on the rainfall pattern and the potential to do so, in a particular region. The sub-surface geology also plays an important role in making this decision.

For example, Delhi, Rajasthan and Gujarat where the total annual rainfall occurs during 3 or 4 months, are examples of places where groundwater recharge is usually practiced. In places like Kerala, Mizoram, Tamil Nadu and Bangalore where rain falls throughout the year barring a few dry periods, one can depend on a small sized tank for storing rainwater, since the period between two spells of rain is short. Wherever sub-strata is impermeable recharging will not be feasible. Hence, it would be ideal to opt for storage.

Source: A Water Harvesting Manual For Urban Areas
In places where the groundwater is saline or not of potable standards, the alternate system could be that of storing rainwater.

Beyond generalisations, it is the requirement that governs the choice of water harvesting technique. For example, in Ahemadabad, which has limited number of rainy days as that of Delhi, traditional rainwater harvesting tanks, known as tankas, are used to store rainwater even today in residential areas, temples and hotels.

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And finally the series of the 2 day workshops ended with " Advances in Geotechnical Engineering" !! Well! Frankly, there's a lot of advancement in the field of geotechnical engineering but very limited number of them got described here in the workshop. Still, implementation of them in the field has been successfully done and has enlightened our delegates about them. Our delegates are inspired to contribute to the future advancement either as a researcher or as a designer & executer. The Department hopes to conduct more number of workshops in all the fields of Civil Engineering and conveys its Regards to all the members of the Organising committee.

The two day workshop " Case Histories & Research Avenues in Geotechnical Engineering" has been a GRAND SUCCESS. Thanks for all the delegates and the Organizers from Geotechnical Engineering discipline . Hope the coming two workshops would also be a grand success.

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About UVCE | VisionUVCE India had a feather in its cap when the greatest Engineer and Statesman of modern times,Sir. M Visvesvaraya, Dewan of the then Mysore regime came up with the idea of establishing an engineering college in our own state for all the capable aspirants.

Our Honorable Principal Dr.K.R.Venugopal's work on Science and Engineering has been considered as Excellent Work and His name has been recorded in "Marquis Who is Who in The World" and "Who is Who in America-2012".. Refer Article in- Vijaya Karnataka 15/1/12 page no6.

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