GRASSROOT INITITATIVE Water in the wells View the slideshow 1. The scourge of water scarcity in Saurashtra Saurashtra was not always a water-scarce area. People say that water was easily availa... |
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The Ecological Footprint of Cities: Innovations For Greater Sustainability Hari Srinivas Policy Analysis Series E-199. September 2023. Abstract Considering the immense pressure our lifestyles are having on the environment, Canadian researchers... |
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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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Any land anywhere can be used to harvest rainwater The fundamental reason: extend the fruits of the monsoon The basic principle: Catch water where it falls TRADITIONAL Indigenous systems MODERN Contempo... |
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DELHI Delhi existed much before the arrival of the lift-pump, electricity and chlorine. The seat of one empire after another since the 11th century, it has always been a prosperous and popu... |
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The rammed earth Tulou of the Hakka people, China These are Tulou, built by the Hakka people of China. The Tulou are massive rectangular (representing Earth) or circular (representing Heaven) fortr... |
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Bamboo roundhouse by the Sidama people of Ethiopia This is a traditional split bamboo plaited roundhouse by the Sidama people of Ethiopia. The dome, with its pointy top, is designed to shed heavy rainfall where a circular dome... |
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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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THAR DESERT Kunds / Kundis A kund or kundi looks like an upturned cup nestling in a saucer. These structures harvest rainwater for drinking, and dot the sandier tracts of the Thar Desert in w... |
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Practices and Practitioners Delhi The national capital territory, (NCT), of Delhi receives 611 mm of rainfall on an average annually and the number of rainy days are as low as 20-30. (A rainy day is spe... |
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