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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Built in Mughal Times The Mughal rulers left behind a great legacy of well-engineered water works all over India, especially in central ...... |
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The Thar Desert covers an area of 44.6 million hectare (mha), of which 27.8 mha lie in India and the rest in Pakistan. The desert is bounded by the Aravalli hills in the east, by the fertile Indus a... |
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The Indo-Gangetic Plains is the most important zone in terms of human concentration in India. It is a vast enclosed basin of numerous small and large rivers, separated by alluvial divides. The weste ... |
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The Eastern Ghats , a rugged, hilly terrain running almost parallel to the eastern coast of India, constitutes the watershed of many big rivers. The Eastern Ghats broadly cover three regions: souther... |
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EASTERN COASTAL PLAINS Eri Approximately one-third of the irrigated area of Tamil Nadu is watered ...... |
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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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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... |
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... tableland - the elevated region lying east of the Western Ghats. The plateau occupies large parts of Maharashtra and Karnataka and a ... |
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