Empower Edupower

  Water covers two-thirds of the surface of the earth. But fresh water is merely 0.002 percent on earth. For an economy where agriculture is the backbone, nearly 7% of working population depends on agricultural activities for their livelihood; monsoons seem to play a pivotal role. Majority of India’s population depends on cereal and pulses. Rainfall, therefore, significantly affects the  agricultural production of the country by providing water for the two main crop growing seasons, Kharif (summer) and Rabi (winter). Variations in the monsoon rainfall affect the total food grain yield of India and also the country’s economy. Rainwater harvesting seems to be the solitary option which is practically feasible in countering the growing menace of rapid water depletion. It is the technique used for collecting, storing and using rainwater for landscape irrigation and other uses. Trapping rainwater from the roofs and directing it into the underground tanks is a good practice for resid...