Rainwater Harvesting at Wankede Stadium and Andheri
Sports Complex
The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) is eyeing rainwater harvesting as a
permanent solution to its water problems at Wankhede Stadium. The proposal is
being touted as a way for the MCA to cut costs at the stadium which pays close
to Rs 1.7 lakh a year for water tankers. The MCA has already
received a proposal for a rainwater harvesting system that is likely to cost
about Rs 8 lakh.
The Anderi Sports Complex (ASC), which switched to rainwater harvesting seven
years ago, today has a carpet green surface. The man who set up their system,
Shrikant Godbole, an assistant engineer with the Brihanmumbai Municipal
Corporation and resident engineer at ASC, says ‘‘From a
catchment of 30,000 litres initially, today the Andheri Sports Complex has
close to three lakh litres.’’
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