In 2017, Amit Doshi from Gandhinagar, Gujarat, quit his corporate job in waste management after a 17-year-long stint, to start afresh. He says that while he wanted to continue working in the environment sector, he did not wish to follow the same line. He began exploring options.
After a few months of research in various fields of the environment, he decided to work towards rainwater harvesting. The 43-year-old tells The Better India that the decision came after understanding a series of issues related to rainwater harvesting systems and their functionality.
“The state and Central governments encourage water conservation and offer subsidies to install rainwater harvesting systems. Many people understand their importance as well. However, I learned that conventional systems were expensive and required space for the setup as they involved complex infrastructure such as the filtration system using gravels, as well as directing it towards the tank,” he explains.
Moreover, these…