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Rainwater harvesting is the simple process or technology used to conserve rainwater by collecting, storing, conveying and purifying of rainwater that runs off from rooftops, parks, roads, open grounds, etc. for later use. Here, let us have a look at the diagram of rainwater harvesting system. Rainwater harvesting  ( RWH ) is the collection and storage of rain, rather than allowing it to run off. Rainwater is collected from a roof like surface and redirected to a tank, cistern, deep pit (well, shaft, or borehole),  or a reservoir with percolation, so that it seeps down and restores the ground water. Dew and fog can also be collected with nets or other tools. Rainwater harvesting differs from stormwater harvesting  as the runoff is typically collected from roofs and other area surfaces for storage and subsequent reuse. I ts uses include watering gardens, livestock, irrigation, domestic use with proper treatment, and domestic heating.  Rainwater harvesting systems can r...