Born Again Melaghar village A rural organisation breathes life into the listless people Acharya Jagdish Chandra Bose Briksha Mitra Sangha a rural voluntary organisation in Tripura Es... |
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Pallithode village, Alleppey district, Kerela The Alleppey Diocesan Charitable and Social Welfare Society (ADCSWS) has constructed water harvesting and storage systems for 52 households of Pallithode vil... |
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Moti Marsal, Surendra Nagar District, Gujarat The village spread over 200 hectares supports a population of 600. Groundwater being saline, there was a major drinking water problem in this village. ... |
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Catch Water October - November 2002 Onikeri village, Dakshin Kannada, Karnataka By using abundantly available local materials like bamboo and areca nut (supari) husk, farmers of Onikeri village, Dakshi... |
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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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THAR DESERT Nadis Rajsamand ditrict in western Rajasthan has a rich legacy of rainwater harvesting structures. Nadis (ponds) once served as the principal drinking water sources in this area. The... |
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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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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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