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Rain water harvesting system was pivotal to maintaining ground water table, he said.The state government under the AIADMK had in 2010 made it mandatory to have rain water harvesting system in all domestic and commercial establishments. "The rain water harvesting system was considered a mere formality by many and it was not built properly at many places," says Subburaman, Director, SCOPE. Sources from the civic body estimate that over 90 per cent of the 2 lakh odd houses in the city does not have proper rain water harvesting (RWH) system at home. It was still mandatory for all buildings to ensure that RWH system was in place to get building plan approval from the civic body. The RWH system could have played a vital role in a city like Trichy which did not have many tanks to ensure ground water recharge..