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Uttar Pradesh's housing department has issued a directive for real estate projects spanning 10 acres or more to reserve 1 % of their land for water bodies. This initiative is aimed at enhancing groundwater recharge, diverting surface runoff, and enabling the reuse of water for non-potable purposes such as cleaning, landscaping, and irrigation. Developers are also required to minimize concrete in parks and green spaces, and use permeable materials for walkways and jogging tracks. Surveyors and geomatics experts will help locate these water bodies at natural low points to ensure effective water collection.
Uttar Pradesh's housing department has made it mandatory for developers undertaking residential, commercial, mixed-use, or other real estate projects measuring 10 acres or more to allocate at least 1% of the total area for constructing a water body. The water collected in these reservoirs will support groundwater recharge and can be reused for non-potable purposes such as cleaning, maintaining greenery, dust suppression, and irrigation. Advertisement
Earlier, rules for rainwater conservation existed for group housing schemes, but this directive ensures that a dedicated water body within large projects can efficiently capture and recycle water used daily for various purposes. Officials explained that the main objective is to prevent surface runoff from going to waste and to mitigate the urban island effect in growing cities.
Experts including land surveyors and geomatics specialists will be engaged to identify lower elevations within project sites, ensuring water naturally flows into the water bodies. The department recommends maintaining an ideal depth of around 2m for these reservoirs.
In addition to water body requirements, the government has directed developers to reduce concrete usage in parks, green areas, and landscaping. Only up to 5% of the green or park area may be paved with concrete, while jogging tracks and walkways must be made with permeable materials to allow water infiltration.
These measures reflect the state's broader approach to sustainable urban planning, complementing ongoing efforts in wastewater treatment and reuse infrastructure, and emphasizing environmental responsibility in new large-scale real estate developments.
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