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Study the diagram below and answer the questions that follow:
1. Name the activity shown in the diagram. 2. Give two objectives of the activity named in (d)(i).
Topic: Rainwater harvesting
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- Rainwater harvesting.
- (a) To make good the inadequacy of surface water for our needs; (b) to check the decline of the groundwater level by recharging it.
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