arventiqlabs.com Bengaluru, India
Water, Waste & Environment · Beginner

Rainwater harvesting potential and design assistant

ENV-04 · Original hackathon problem statement from Arventiq Labs

The problem

Households want to harvest rainwater but lack design guidance.

What to build

Build a calculator that sizes tanks and recharge pits from roof area, rainfall and soil.

Success looks like

Designs consistent with published guidelines and a cost and payback estimate.

Suggested technologies

  • Rainfall data
  • Hydrology basics
  • Calculators
  • PDF reports
  • Maps

An original, independent statement. It is not an official Smart India Hackathon problem statement, and Arventiq Labs is not affiliated with or endorsed by that programme. The scenario is illustrative and does not describe any specific organisation. Free to use with credit.