This is a richly illustrated handbook on rainwater harvesting released by Vivekananda Kendra-NARDEP. The book contains two parts. The Part-I has all the panels of the water section of Gramodaya park. The Part-II has eight chapters each dealing with important aspects of water harvesting. After dealing with the importance of rainwater harvesting, the book deals with:

• domestic rainwater collection system
• design of a roof top rain water harvesting system
• ferro cement technology for the construction of storage tanks
• Comparative study of different water Sumps
• Cost effective storage technologies
• storage in subsurfcae (aquifers) and
• open-space methods

As stated earlier the book is rich in both technical detail as well as aesthetic content. For example the book provides almost 6 pages of ste-by step illustration of ferro-cement storage tank construction. It also richly presents traditional wisdom in the form of indigenous water harvesting structure as well as in the form of couplets from ancient Tamil spiritual-ethical work Thirukural on the importance of saving rain water. On the whole the book provides a wonderful insight for both lay person and professional into the world of rainwater harvesting. The book is supported by CAPART, New Delhi.

Title: Handbook on Rainwater Harvesting
Compiled by: G.Vasudeo & V. Ramakrishnan
Pages: 80  Price: Rs 150/-