RAINWATER HARVESTING POTENTIAL FOR INDUSTRIAL UNITS IN PIMPARI CHINCHWAD MIDC, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA

India is a developing country which recently experienced a rapid growth in the industrial sector. Pimpri – Chinchwad is one of the major industrial area in Maharashtra.

Water is an important and essential requirement for industrial growth. Pmpri-Chinchwad industrial area receives water supply from Pawana dam in Maval tahashil of Pune districts.

 Now day’s water supply to rural and urban population, agriculture and industries is burning issue in many parts of Maharashtra. As the industries are growing rapidly it is an urgent need to look in to the issue of accurate management of water in industrial units. Therefore we have focused the electronic zone of Pimpri-chinchwad MIDC to study of water management. Basically the assessment of industrial water use also domestic its use in those industrial units was made through the filling up the questioner in the electronic zone. The use of excess water in industrial process also domestic use of water, its scarcity and deficit were assessed in the study. This study provides to plan for other alternatives of water supply by applying rainwater harvesting techniques. The study also calculates rainwater harvesting potential for industrial units. Therefore industrial units look forward as their own alternative water supply source.

The study reveals the amount of water used by every industrial units under study. As well as proper utility of water, problems related to water supply, water management and alternative to overcome the related problem.