Tank management The irrigation tanks (earthen bounded reservoirs constructed across slopes by taking advantage of local depressions and mounds) of South India are symbols of an ancient and rich traditi... |
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You are hereHome › Concepts › pollution Visit REEEP on Twitter Visit REEEP on Facebook Visit REEEP on LinkedIn Subscribe to via RSS pollution Solar-Powered Irrigation in Kenya: Futurepump Read more about Solar-Powered Irrigation in Kenya: ... |
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Scarce and unnatural Today, water is an increasingly scarce resource. And the scarcity is very real. There is cause for alarm, but not for alarm-mongering. Freshwater: a scarce resourc... |
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Water scenario in rural areas Dependence on the state has meant that with the cost of water supply being high and cost recovery being poor, the financial sustainability of water schemes ha... |
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Urban Lakes Urban waterbodies are an inherent part of Indian culture. They served a variety of purposes. In the dry central and Southern India--that fall in the rain shadow region--they ... |
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What is drought? Droughts can be of three kinds:- (i) Meteorological drought: This happens when the actual rainfall in an area is significantly less than the climatological mean of that area... |
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Fashioning change Water improves agriculture. Agriculture improves animal husbandry. People begin to take care of their watershed, which means more trees and forests. With watershed development, prosper ... |
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The Western Himalayas The Himalayan mountains bind India in the north by one continuous chain of gigantic peaks. The western half, which stretches from the Kashmir valley to the hills of Uttarancha... |
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Real Green Revolution-I :Local Food Security The Real Green Revolution is about achieving local food security. Which villager wants to depend on Kansas, or Punjab for that matter, for his or her grain?... |
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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 Contempor... |
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