Harvesting rain... but is it really as simple as that? Find out for yourself. What is rainwater harvesting? It simply means catching and holding rain where it ...... |
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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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Design of groundwater recharge structures Recharge of aquifers In places where the withdrawal of water is more than the rate of recharge an imbalance in the groundwater reserves is created. Recharging... |
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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 t... |
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A NEW BEGINNING Forging ties WATER LITERACY Informing people Water play The facilitator Water Gala IN FOCUS Faulty perceptions Thirst rises, patience evaporates URBAN WETLANDS Eviction ordered Join the BIG fight Citizens pick up cudgels So... |
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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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EASTERN HIMALAYA Apatani This is a wet rice cultivation cum fish farming system practiced in elevated regions of about 1600 m and gentle sloping valleys, having an average annual rainfall about ... |
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Bangalore: A Parched Future Tanks and lakes have played an important role in the water history of Karnataka. As a major part of Karnataka is in the rainshadow region of the Deccan Plateau, ... |
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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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TRANS-HIMALAYAN REGION Zings Zings are water harvesting structures found in Ladakh. They are small tanks, in which collects melted glacier water. Essential to the system is the network of ... |
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