With its capacity of 75,000 litres, Somarpann's roof water harvesting tank at Deralakatte near Mangalore must be one of the biggest in coastal Karnataka. In a farsighted move, Somarpann - the head office of the Christian Education Institution that runs 65 rural schools across the country - had built this tank during the building construction itself two years ago, as a backup. As a result, Somarpann has been able to shed its borewell dependency and is equipped to meet all of its water demands.
With an average rainfall of 3,500 mms, this district gets 1.4 crore litres - highest in the state - on an acre. Yet, there is acute water shortage in some areas. Tanker water has to be provided incurring lot of expenditure. Manjanady Panchayath, just five kilometres away, though a village, has to be supplied with tanker water since February.
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