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Rooftop Rainwater Harvesting augments ________.
- Pond water
- Sea water
- Ground water
- River Water
Hint:
Rooftop rainwater harvesting augments the underground water.
The correct answer is: Ground water
- Rooftop Rainwater Harvesting augments ground water.
- Need for Rooftop Rain Water Harvesting:
- To avoid flooding of roads, to augment the ground water storage and control decline of water levels, to reduce ground water pollution, to improve the quality of ground water etc.
- So, the correct option is c.
- Rooftop rainwater harvesting is a technology used to collect rainwater from a roof catchment area and store it in a reservoir. Harvested rainwater can be stored in underground groundwater reservoirs using artificial recharge technology and stored in tanks to meet household needs.
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