Tankas Tankas (small tank) are underground tanks, found traditionally in most Bikaner houses. They are built in the main house or in the courtyard. They were circular holes made in the ground, lined wit... |
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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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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 NEWS Compiled clippings DTE ... |
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WATER IN NEWS MOEF releases draft National Environment Policy (NEP) 2004 The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has recently released the draft of the NEP-the first-ever offic... |
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Mostly muck Urban lakes in India are dirty and dying Udaipur Udaipur city, Rajasthan, is surrounded by the Aravalli hills and five lakes Pichola, Fatehsagar, Rangsagar, Swaroopsag... |
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The River Damodar The river Damodar is polluted with minerals, mine rejects and toxic effluents. Both its water and its sand are infested by coal dust and waste from industries that have sprun... |
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Kolleru Lake is going! Crisis Pollution n Rivers n Groundwater Lakes Current Status Kolleru Farming Fishing Degradation Remedies Future Other lakes AT A GLANCE Scarcity n Urban n... |
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Colloquium: Introduction The Context: Natural Building The Building Codes Societal Impact Matrix Return of The Village Habitat For Humanity Earthmother Dwelling Intuitive Design Curves of Breath & Clay Feng Shui... |
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SAROORNAGAR LAKE Back to previous page Background Chronology People Background Hyderabad has a glorious tradition of tanks built by its ruling dynasties. It owes its many lakes—that... |
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What is the source of all water? Rain, of course River water; water in lakes, ponds and wells; water that seeps into the ground, collecting in the belly of the earth; tapwater; even bottled water! The ... |
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