Design, construction and performance of porous asphalt pavement for rainwater harvesting

Kandhal, Prithvi S.

Design, construction and performance of porous asphalt pavement for rainwater harvesting - Vol.42(3), Mar - New Delhi Indian Road Congress 2014 - 39-54p.

storied commercial and residential buildings, which significantly increase the demand for water supply, are increasingly being constructed in urban India. In many states of India, such as Bihar, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan and Tamilnadu, the ground water is plunging at an alarming rate. Responsible town planners, architects and civil engineers must be proactive and integrate rainwater harvesting techniques in the design of all types of buildings, parking lots and low-trafficked roads/streets. For example, Public Works Department (Buildings and Roads) engineers can integrate government buildings with porous asphalt parking lots. This would recharge the ground water in...


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