Overview
- A city audit and technical inspections presented to Chief Minister Rekha Gupta found most schools had existing rainwater harvesting systems but many were non-functional, and officials reported this assessment on Thursday.
- Inspectors recorded blocked pits filled with plastic, silt and debris, design defects, and cases where rainwater pipes dumped water into drains instead of conserving it.
- The corrective plan calls for desilting pits, replacing filter media, reconnecting pipes, enlarging manholes and improving access for safe maintenance using the low-cost, low‑maintenance 'Ehsaas' rooftop filtration model.
- Officials estimate the restored systems could capture roughly 50 crore litres of rainwater a year, using rooftop collection and connections to storage and borewells to recharge groundwater and help revive dry borewells.
- Next steps include issuing a tender to hire contractors, completing repairs before the monsoon, and running school workshops for students, teachers and parents to build long-term water‑conservation practices.