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Set Store by Them At Sringaverapura near Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh, India, there exists an extraordinary example of hydraulic engineering dating back to the end of the 1st century BC. It ...

http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/Solution/History_tour1.htm Thu, 06 Jan 2011, 02:21:56 UTC

Thar Desert Rural Jal Yodhas

THAR DESERT Barawa village, Rajsamand district, Rajasthan Jawan Lal Rebari Initially involved in adult education and health activities, Jawan Lal took it as a challenge to transform degraded ...

http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/People/RuralJY_thar-desert.htm Sat, 11 May 2013, 23:55:40 UTC

Western Coastal Plains : Traditional Water Harvesting Systems

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...

http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/Rural/wcp_tradi.htm Sat, 11 May 2013, 23:57:18 UTC

Water Harvesting Techniques Prevalent In The Northeastern Hill Ranges

The Northeastern hill ranges stretch over six Indian states Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura and Meghalaya, extending over Bangladesh and northern Myanmar, touching the southern slopes of ...

http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/eco/nhr.htm Thu, 06 Jan 2011, 02:21:44 UTC

Water Harvesting Systems : Traditional Systems

THAR DESERT Kunds / Kundis A kund or kundi looks like an upturned cup nestling in a saucer. These structures harvest rainwater for drinking, and dot the sandier tracts of the Thar Desert in w...

http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/Rural/thar-desert_tradi.htm Sat, 11 May 2013, 23:57:10 UTC

Water Harvesting Systems : Traditional Systems

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...

http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/Rural/Traditional3.htm Sat, 11 May 2013, 23:57:16 UTC

More on Ralegan : Rural Water Harvesting

Ralegan Siddhi : A village Transformed Ralegan Siddhi is a small village In the district of Ahmednagar, Maharashtra. It has become an example for various developmental activits throughout the countr...

http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/Rural/Ralegan.htm Sat, 11 May 2013, 23:57:00 UTC

Rural Jal Yodhas

Anil Agarwal Anil Kumar Agarwal, the founder of the Centre for Science and Environment, spearheaded the Jal Swaraj campaign. His thoughts, ideas ......

http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/People/RuralJY.htm Sat, 11 May 2013, 23:55:30 UTC

Kunds of the Thar Desert - Rainwaterharvesting.org

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 TRADITIONAL Indigenous systems MODERN Contempo...