The Hindu 21.06.2013
‘Harvest rainwater’
Thanjavur Municipal Chairperson Savithiri Gopal has appealed to the people to create rainwater harvesting structures in their houses.
Speaking at a meeting held at Keelavasal to create awareness among people about the importance of rainwater harvesting on Thursday, Ms. Gopal said that groundwater was depleting at an alarming rate.
The municipality would extend all help to people in building rainwater harvesting system.
N. Ravichandran, Municipal Commissioner, said there were 40,000 buildings in municipal limits. The civic body would identify buildings that should have rainwater harvesting structures and the owners would be asked to install the system.