Rainwater harvesting is the method to collect and store rainwater for various uses. It is also used to recharge groundwater aquifers. It has been in practice for a long time using different methods. Recharging the groundwater through ponds, lakes and canals and building harvesting plants in homes are some of them. Rainwater harvesting is the water conservation programme to save the rainwater. This is mainly used to manage the water scarcity in the area. The rooftop rainwater harvesting was commonly practiced in Rajasthan to manage the water scarcity. The rooftop rainwater harvesting is the most common practice in Shillong, Meghalaya. Chirapunji is the place which is famous for the highest rainfall in the country is 55km away from Meghalaya even then the area faces the water scarcity. This scarcity is because of the lack of a storage facility. When the fresh water storage facility is not available in the area then the area faces the water scarcity even then the area hasthe highest rainfall. Therefore most of the households in the state has been involved in the rainwater harvesting programme. Nearly 15-20% of the water usage for the family comes from rainwater harvesting. The 200-year-old system of the drip irrigation using bamboos, in this bamboo is used as pipes to stream and spring water. These bamboos carry about 18-20litres of water and transported to several meters, finally it ends up with 20-80 drops of water to the site of the plantation. For the effective flow of water the bamboo is placed form the hill tops to the lower elevated regions, therefore the water flows with continuity.