Cemetile Industries launches path breaking, 100% Porous paving blocks to support the cause of water conservation in drought-hit Maharashtra
Pune, June 08, 2016: Pune
based Cemetile Industries, manufacture of interlocking concrete paver blocks
and other allied concrete precast products, today announced the launch of a revolutionary
new technology in paver blocks namely the “AquaSave
Super Pervious Paver Blocks”, which promises to change the landscape of rain-water
harvesting for urban India.
AquaSave
Pavers allows rain and storm water to infiltrate directly into the ground
thereby recharging underlying water table and reducing storm water runoff. Presently
pavements for vehicular and pedestrian traffic are traditionally made from concrete,
asphalt or conventional paving blocks.
All these impervious surfaces are designed to simply shed water from
their surface and allow the water to runoff into the storm water drainage
system.
AquaSave
pavers are a deceptively simple concept, providing an attractive pavement
surface suitable for traffic like traditional paving blocks at the same time it
also acts as a drainage system. AquaSave pavers allow 100% of the water that
falls on its surface to pass through to the sub strata below thereby recharging
the ground water table. With its
unparalleled infiltration rate of around 1.0 liter per second per square foot;
AquaSave pavers becomes a cost effective storm water management and rain water
harvesting tool.
Commenting
on the launch Mr. Sanjay Kanakia,
Director Cemetile Industries said “Since
our launch in 1964, Cemetile Industries has always believed in innovating and
developing new products and services to suit the needs and lifestyles of our
customers. With 2016 witnessing one of
the worst droughts in the history of Maharashtra and water scarcity impacting
every individual and company, Cemetile Industries decided to look into
manufacturing an eco-friendly product that can help in water conservation and
benefit the environment. Increased urbanisation has led to more natural ground
cover being converted to impervious pavements which increases the storm water
runoff and deprives ground water from being recharged. This has led to the
development of our new product “AquaSave Super Pervious Paver blocks.”
AquaSave
pavers also act as a natural filtration system of storm water and help in
improving water quality, tree health and urban micro-climates. AquaSave pavers
can be used for driveways, parking spaces, car parks, footpaths and walkways in
residential, commercial environments as well as for specific uses in Rain Water
Harvesting. Currently the product is being launched in Maharashtra and intends
to cater to the urgent needs of the drought hit regions of Central Maharashtra.
Over time the technology will be made available to the rest of the country.
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