Design of A Rain Water Harvesting Structure at Allahabad Museum, Allahabad City, U.P., India

Abstract

A study has been conducted to design the Rain Water Harvesting system at Allahabad Museum. The Allahabad Museum is centrally located in Allahabad city in the picturesque of Chandrashekhar Azad Park and is a monument of national importance since the pre-historic era. The study was aimed to carry out the assessment of The Allahabad Museum’s potential towards Roof Top Rain Water Harvesting (RTRWH) and to design an effective groundwater recharge structure for its main building which can serve as the model site for the scientific study and inspiration to the visitors, apart from the groundwater recharge. It has a sprawling green campus of 21850 m2 and lies under the zone in which underground water level is declining at the rate of 0.49 m/year since last few years. It receives 950 mm of annual rainfall every year. It is estimated that about 3568.34 m3 volume of water can be contributed towards groundwater recharging through RTRWH structure at the main building of The Allahabad Museum. It was observed that the Allahabad Museum has enough potential and resources available which can significantly contribute towards the groundwater recharge through cost-effective techniques.