Indian cities flood in the monsoon and run dry by summer, often in the same neighbourhood. Much of the rain that could refill the ground hits concrete and runs off into drains.
Most city street trees are planted in a pit not much bigger than a dustbin, surrounded by compacted ground. They stay small, lift the paving and die young.
A wet lawn, a flooded driveway, a downpipe that overloads the sewer: Hydrorock's answer is a block of spun stone that drinks rainwater in minutes and hands it back to the soil over hours.
Every new car park seals another patch of soil under asphalt. ECORASTER grids give cars a firm surface while leaving the ground open to rain, grass and gravel.
When a cloudburst hits a new housing estate, every roof, road and car park sends water into the sewer at once. Wavin's Q-Bic Plus crates build a hidden tank under the site that catches the peak and lets it go slowly or soak away.
