Maharashtra government plans to install 6000 rain water harvesting percolation pits. The state has come up with the plan for Mumbai 'Dream City' under the 'Majhi Vasundhara Abhiyaan' as part of water conversation initiative.

Brand Ambassador of Majhi Vasundhara Abhiyaan Subhajit Mukherjee initiated the idea of pits acroos city. He said that the BMC is installing 250 such pits in various civic body gardens currently as a pilot project following which 6,000 such pits will be installed in next three months. Mukherjee mentioned rain water harvesting has been given a top priority in Majhi Vasundhara Abhiyan. He added that all the local administrations have been working together with government officials, NGOs and social groups to implement the project. Rain water percolation pit is a simple mechanism where a pit is constructed to store rain water which then gradually penetrates into the soil.

Mukherji further in his statement said that BMC’s Superintendent for gardens Jitendra Pardesi has taken the initiative to install these pits in various municipal gardens. 

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