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Policy on rainwater harvesting released

PANAJI: The Goa Government on Tuesday released a policy on rooftop rainwater harvesting with provision for subsidy on reimbursement basis.

The policy does not include within its purview rainwater harvesting for groundwater recharge.

It will be implemented by the Water Resources Department, said an official spokesperson of the Government on Tuesday.

According to the policy, rainwater harvesting will be mandatory for residential complexes including apartments on a plot area of 2,000 sq m and above, commercial complexes on a plot area of 1,500 sq m and above and industrial units on a plot area of 10,000 sq m and above.

However, all those who incorporate sewage treatment plants or waste recycling processes on their premises will be exempted from the mandatory inclusion of rainwater harvesting structures in their building.

The department will institute an annual award for the best rainwater harvesting practice in the State.

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