| EASTERN COASTAL PLAINS Eri Approximately one-third of the irrigated area of Tamil Nadu is watered by eris (tanks). Eris have played several important roles in maintaining ecological harmony ... |
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| Top view of a Kui Paar system: Paar is a common water harvesting practice in the western Rajasthan region. It is a common place where the rainwater flows from the agar (catchment) and in the proce... |
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| Dighis Emperor Shahjahan (1627-58 AD) first shifted the city from the Aravalli hills towards the plains of the Yamuna. But he made sufficient arrangements to meet the water needs of the new palace, the a... |
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| EASTERN HIGHLANDS Katas / Mundas / Bandhas The katas, mundas and bandhas were the main irrigation sources in the ancient tribal kingdom of the Gonds (now in Orissa and Madhya Pradesh). Most... |
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| WESTERN COASTAL PLAINS Virdas Virdas are shallow wells dug in low depressions called jheels (tanks). They are found all over the Banni grasslands, a part of the Great Rann of Kutch in Gujarat... |
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| THE WESTERN HIMALAYA Kul Kuls are water channels found in precipitous mountain areas. These channels carry water from glaciers to villages in the Spiti valley of Himachal Pradesh. Where the t... |
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| NORTH-EASTERN HIMALAYA Zabo The zabo (the word means 'impounding run-off') system is practiced in Nagaland in north-eastern India. Also known as the ruza system, it combines water conservatio... |
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| WESTERN GHATS Surangam Kasaragod district in the northern Malabar region of Kerala is an area whose people cannot depend directly on surface water. The terrain is such that there is high disc... |
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| Kul Kuls are water channels found in precipitous mountain areas. These channels carry water from glaciers to villages in the Spiti valley of Himachal Pradesh. Where the terrain is muddy, the kul is lined with rocks t... |
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| CENTRAL HIGHLANDS Talab / Bandhis Talabs a re reservoirs. They may be natural, such as the ponds (pokhariyan) at Tikamgarh in the Bundelkhand region. They can also be human-made, such the la... |
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