More of Contemporary Practices A look at some of the common practices adopted to harvest rain... Check dams ...... |
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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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CONTEMPORARY Civil society institutions and government agencies are increasingly taking up water harvesting ...... |
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Darewadi village, Ahmed Nagar District, Maharashtra Darewadi, is a drought prone village in the rain shadow region of Nagar taluka, was a picture of despair. A remote village, without any assurance... |
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Community based Water Management Initiatives Community based rainwater harvesting - the paradigm of the past - has in it as much strength as it ever did before. A survey conducted by CSE of sever... |
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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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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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BRAHMAPUTRA VALLEY Dongs Dongs are ponds constructed by the Bodo tribes of Assam to harvest water for irrigation. These ponds are individually owned with no community involvement. Dungs or Jamp... |
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Bhaonta-Kolyala village, Alwar district, Rajasthan Total area 1,200 ha Population 566 Number of water harvesting structures 15 Number of wells 25 Dhanna Baba, on... |
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Rural water harvesting It is heartening to see the revival of traditional water harvesting systems in various ecological zones of India. Communities in the face of adversity have revived or created new... |
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