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- Water Harvesting Systems : Traditional Systems
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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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- Eastern Ghats : Traditional Water Harvesting Systems
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EASTERN GHATS Korambus Korambu is a temporary dam stretching across the mouth of channels, made of brushwood, mud and grass. It is constructed by horizontally fixing a strong wooden beam touchi... |
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- The Central Highlands : Traditional Harvesting Systems
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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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- Urban Petitioners : Leading the Campaign Forward
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From he 1990s onwards, there has been a new trend in protection of urban wetlands. A greater number of concerned citizens are approaching the courts to stop the mindless destruction of urba... |
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- Indo-Gangetics Plains : Traditional Water Harvesting Systems
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INDO-GANGETIC PLAINS Ahar Pynes This traditional floodwater harvesting system is indigenous to south Bihar. In south Bihar, the terrain has a marked slope -- 1 m per km -- from south to nort... |
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- Deepar Lake
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Deepar LAKE Back to previous page Click on areas Background View slideshow Deepar Beel is one of the largest and most important riverine wetland in Assam's Brahmaputra valley. It is Locate... |
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- Western Ghats : Traditional Water Harvesting Systems
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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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- North Eastern Himalaya : Traditional Water Harvesting Systems
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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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- Deccan Plateau : Traditional Water Harvesting Systems
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DECCAN PLATEAU Cheruvu Cheruvu are found in Chitoor and Cuddapah districts in Andhra Pradesh. They are reservoirs to store runoff. Cheruvu embankments are fitted with thoomu (sluices), alugu or... |
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- Western Coastal plains Rural Jal Yodhas
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WESTERN COASTAL PLAINS Hardevsingh B Jadeja Jadeja, the former head (sarpanch) of the village council of Raj-Samadhiyala village in Rajkot, transformed the socio-economic status of his ... |
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