Rainwater rooftop harvesting system will soon be installed in 2,852 government-run primary and upper primary schools located in Prayagraj district. Alike systems aimed at collecting rainwater will also be installed in another 23 basic education department buildings spread across the district, official stated.

Direction for installation of rooftop rainwater harvesting system have been given to all divisional commissioners and district magistrates by the state government. All the departments concerned have been directed to set up such systems in the budget available for 2020-21 fiscal and through supplementary budget, they add.

The aim is to help rainwater seep into the ground and thereby help in ground water recharge in government offices, schools, hospitals, residential buildings, medical colleges etc.

By giving details shiksha adhikari (BSA), Prayagraj, Sanjay Kumar Kushwaha said he sent a missive to all block education officers (BEOs) on September 21 seeking information about the action taken in this regard. “If lying inactive, I have also asked for information regarding efforts being made to make them functional once again,” he said.

The BSA further said in the past, rainwater harvesting systems were installed by campaigning in some development blocks of the district. Now the plan was to install them in all schools and offices, he said. Education department officials claimed that such efforts were also on in all districts of the state.

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