| ... tanks for irrigation. Different mechanisms are used depending on the size of the tank. For a small tank ... |
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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| A NEW BEGINNING Revelling in rain New rain centre in Chennai CAMPAIGN The rights denied Guardians of lakes Rescuing isolated wetlands IN FOCUS Return of the khatris Chandela bunds in bind INITIATIVE Creating water warriors: CSE ... |
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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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| 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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