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Water, storage system

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Manufacturer: Local workshops
India, 2006
Plastic
Dimensions: 2’h x 4’w x 8’d or smaller size, 500 liter or 1000 liter
In use in: India

Designer: International Development Enterprises (IDE) India

The low-cost, non-evaporative Water Storage System captures and stores monsoon rainwater, making water available for domestic and small plot micro-irrigation during India’s long dry season.

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For many small farmers, there is either too much water during the rainy season or an acute water shortage during the dry season, when there not only is no water available for irrigation, but drinking-water wells run dry, requiring emergency drinking-water supplies. By providing a 10,000-liter plastic storage bag and enclosing it in a hand-dug pit, this system is one-fifth the cost of existing ferro-cement tanks.

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