... to the Indian sub-continent, given the delay in implementing plans to conserve natural resources, people prefer to depend on themselves. Jal Yodhas (Water warriors) ...... |
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CENTRAL HIGHLANDS Talab / Bandhis Talabs a re reservoirs. They may be natural, such as the ponds (pokhariyan) at Tikamgarh in the Bundelkhand region.... |
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Rajasthan's Water Fort Chittor fort nestles in the Aravalli Hills at the eastern border of the Thar desert. It is perched on the top of a huge oval hill about 152 m high. It is a water for... |
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The Indian islands comprise of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal, and the Lakshadweep Islands in the Arabian Sea. Till recently isolated and comparatively unknown, these islands ... |
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The Real Green Revolution-II: Ecological Poverty Rural environmental problems are very different. More than 2.5 billion people in developing countries live in rural areas. Of these, about one billion... |
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Mismanaging water can create a crisis and lead to panic. This is exactly what led to a water riot near Jamnagar in Gujarat (This article appeared in Down To Earth , Jan 15, 2000) At l... |
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Sukhomajri Model Village In the early 1980s , the people of Sukhomajri village in Shivalik range of the Himalaya in Haryana's Ambala district earned nation-wide acclaim for the way in which the... |
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EASTERN HIGHLANDS Komal Lochan Jani A concerned villager, he mobilised his village Kursala in Kalahandi, Orissa, to overcome its persistant water shortage. The result is evident. The ... |
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A forest in trust Krushak Charcha Mandal, Sayagata village, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra Total area 514 ha Forest area 272.38 ha Population 430 Suryabhan Khorbade (... |
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Search The Potential The total amount of water that is received in the form of rainfall over an area is called the rainwater endowment of that area. Out of this, the amount that can be effe... |
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