MODEL PROJECTS CSE is constantly deluged with queries, opinions and ideas from people who are concerned about the prevailing water crisis and are keen to play an active role in managing water. The... |
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Building a water literate urban society Towns and cities across India are today haunted by a common menace-severe water crisis. Unplanned urbanisation, leading to a huge hike in demand, has had the inev... |
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How much will it cost to catch rain? When community come together to harvest rain, the per-capita investment goes down. For instance, Panchsheel Park Colony about 1000 residents pooled in Rs 4.5 la... |
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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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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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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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WESTERN COASTAL PLAINS Virdas Virdas are shallow wells dug in low depressions called jheels (tanks). They are found all over the Banni grasslands, a part of the Great Rann of Kutch in Gujarat... |
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TRANS-HIMALAYAN REGION Artificial Glaciers A great example of how decentralised approaches to water harvesting boost innovation comes from Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir. Chewang Norphel , reti... |
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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 terrain is muddy, the kul is lined with rocks t... |
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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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