Building a water literate urban society Towns and cities across India are today haunted by a common menace-severe water crisis. Unplanned urbanisation, leading to a huge hike in demand, has had the inev... |
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THE ISLANDS Jackwells The difference in the physiography, topography, rock types and rainfall meant that the tribes in the different islands followed different methods of harvesting rain and gro... |
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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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DECCAN PLATEAU Tudum or monga Tudum or monga are mechanisms used to draw water from Kohli tanks for irrigation. Different mechanisms are used depending on the size of the tank. For a small tank... |
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Ranapur, Dahod district, Gujarat: Mithia Badia Damore, a farmer from Ranapur village has irrigated five acres land out of total 24 acres owned by him. He is delighted, "Agricultural yield has g... |
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Inhumanly Mismanaged In India, from the 19th century onward, the paradigm of managing water has followed two interconnected routes. One, the state took upon itself the role of sole provid... |
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Promising Water Politicians do more to deplete water than provide people a sustained supply At the recent meeting of the World Water Commission in Stockholm set up last year with th... |
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Inhumanly Mismanaged In India, from the 19th century onward, the paradigm of managing water has followed two interconnected routes. One, the state took upon itself the role of sole provid... |
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CENTRAL HIGHLANDS Laporiya's integrated approach harness rain for both domestic and commercial purposes while, enriching region's ecological health. So, convinced are they about the streng... |
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Blind to Rain With the spate of political support that the concept of rainwater harvesting has received in recent weeks from Central ministers and state chief ministers, the attack fro... |
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