Is rain water wasted when is comes on street (which is cemented) and goes to the sewer canals?
Dear student,
Yes, the rain water falling on the cemented streets is getting wasted because it is not absorbed by the soil or put into any use and is going to the sewer canals.
But, there could be many ways by which this wastage could be prevented and the rain water could be harvested . For example- collecting the water in vessels and later making use of it. Other method (in the urban areas)could be development of aquifers by authority and then recharging water into the aquifers, this helps in improving the quality of the groundwater through dilution, etc.
Regards.
Yes, the rain water falling on the cemented streets is getting wasted because it is not absorbed by the soil or put into any use and is going to the sewer canals.
But, there could be many ways by which this wastage could be prevented and the rain water could be harvested . For example- collecting the water in vessels and later making use of it. Other method (in the urban areas)could be development of aquifers by authority and then recharging water into the aquifers, this helps in improving the quality of the groundwater through dilution, etc.
Regards.