For the residents who live in rural-areas, limited water-availability is a very common problem. Therefore, many people install a water tank on the roof of the building. The water, stored in a water ...

[Renzo Mischianti]’s friend has to keep a water tank topped up. Problem is, the tank itself is 1.5 km away, so its water level isn’t typically known. There’s no electricity available there either — ...

Most of the homes in the area where [Raikut] lives have tanks on the roof to hold water. Each is filled from a well using a pump, with gravity serving as a way to pressurize the home’s water supply.