STORM WATER MANAGEMENT BY NEW TECHNIQUES

Urbanization and climatic change have adverse effects on the changes of natural hydrological regime, which results in more frequent floods and landslides. Besides the increased quantity of the storm water that drainage channels have to store, negative consequences of urbanization are also evident through increased pollution of runoff stormwater. India has been witnessing devastating floods. Due to lack of drainage systems, the larger cities are more prone to frequent flooding. The drainage system and management should be adapted to these changes so that the adverse effects of hydrological conditions of runoff and storm water pollution in the urban and developing areas are mitigated. This project aims at presenting challenges and opportunities for the better storm water management practices in these areas. Some of the storm water management technologies are presented here. Out of these technologies the green roof is more used in urban areas.