Mar 30 2010 |
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Makkah to use rainwater harvesting technology
MAKKAH: The Geological Survey Commission in Makkah is currently studying the introduction of a new international technology known as the rainwater harvesting (RWH) under which the rainwater is collected from plains and roofs of buildings, purified and then injected in the ground to increase the level of underground water and at the same time reduce the quantities of rainwater drained through conventional drainage system, an official source at the commission announced Monday.Speaking on condition of anonymity, the source said the program will be implemented in the Jabal Omar project which is expected to be completed in two years time. "This is the first time that the world environmental system of RWH is being applied on one of the mega projects in the Kingdom," he added.
Meanwhile, director general of Jabal Omar Company for Development , Mamdouh Tashqandi said the new technology will increase the level of underground water in the holy city. He said rainwater on Jabal Ali project will also be drained through two drainage networks.
By ANWAR AL-SAYED
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