WESTERN HIMALAYA P. R. Mishra Sukhomajri, Haryana Parasu Ram Mishra Parasu Ram Mishra, the man behind the Sukhomajri experiment, passed away on March 25, 2000 in Palamau, Jharkh... |
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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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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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EASTERN HIGHLANDS Katas / Mundas / Bandhas The katas, mundas and bandhas were the main irrigation sources in the ancient tribal kingdom of the Gonds (now in Orissa and Madhya Pradesh). Most... |
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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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Balisana Village, Patan District, Gujarat Balisana means laden with sand. The village in the dry Patan district of Gujarat has been under the acute grip of fluoride pollution amidst drought. Almost... |
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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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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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CENTRAL HIGHLANDS Harnath Jagawat Jagawat heads an NGO working in the field of natural resource management. He and his team work on the development and regeneration of local natu... |
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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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