Support to Akash Ganga Trust for managing the Chennai Rain Centre

Location: Chennai

Partner NGO/institution: Akash Ganga Trust

Date of commencement: September 2006

Expected Date of conclusion: August 2008

Summary 

The Rain Centre is a repository of knowledge on various RWH models/demo units with rain simulation. This Centre, headed by Mr. Sekhar Raghavan, is actively involved in creating awareness among the citizens of Chennai on rooftop RWH & groundwater recharge and also provides technical assistance for constructing the structures. Arghyam is providing funds to cover the administrative cost of the Centre for two years.

Why This Project?

• To ensure that a centre of knowledge on rainwater harvesting does not get closed down due to lack of financial support

Target group

All Citizens (particularly in Chennai).

Activities Planned:
The grant only covers the administrative costs of running the Centre, whose activities include:

• Creating awareness regarding the importance of rainwater harvesting in cities both within India and abroad
  
• Helping the citizens to implement rainwater harvesting in an efficient and cost-effective manner
• Carrying out studies on various aspects of and related to water, their sources, its post-monsoon improvement due RWH, soil profile, RWH systems that have been put up etc.

Project status:

Ongoing