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ESCORTS-MAHLE-GOETZE
Harvesting rainwater from the top of polyhouses, storing in tanks and using gravity based drip irrigation systems can lead to virtually self sufficiency for water and energy. No external inputs of water or power would be needed.
Value added crops like capsicum could provide returns and a positive cost benefit ratio.
| ESCORTS-MAHLE-GOETZE, Yelahanka, Bangalore | |
| Site Area/Plot Area(hectare/square metre) : | 20,234 ha |
| Roof Area (square metre) : | 39,574 |
| Rainfall (millimetre) : | 912 |
| Total Rainwater Available : | 185 million litres |
| Rainwater Harvestable (kilo-litre) : | 62 million litres |
| Savings from water harvested (Rs) | 37 lakhs per year |
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| PILOT PROJECT IMPLEMENTED | |
| Roof Area (square metre) : | 1280 |
| Rainwater Harvested : | 1.05 million litres |
| Investment Cost(Rs) : | 2.50 lakhs |
| Savings from Water Harvested (Rs) : | 60,000 per year |
