EASTERN GHATS Professor A Vaidyanathan Professor Vaidyanathan is an eminent agricultural scientist, whose area of specialisation is management of tanks. He ...... |
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EASTERN COASTAL PLAIN Professor A Vaidyanathan Professor Vaidyanathan is an eminent agricultural scientist, whose area of specialisation is management of tanks.... |
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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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Anil Agarwal Anil Kumar Agarwal, the founder of the Centre for Science and Environment, spearheaded the Jal Swaraj campaign. His thoughts, ideas and opinions remain the driving force behind the m... |
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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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More of Contemporary Practices A look at some of the common practices adopted to harvest rain... Check dams A check dam is generally constructed on small streams and long gullies formed by the erosive... |
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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 NEWS Compiled clippings DTE ARTICLES A... |
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Blind to Rain With the spate of political support that the concept of rainwater harvesting has received in recent weeks from Central ministers and state chief ministers, the attack fro... |
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CAMPAIGN People fight back Delhi Harvesting Centre goes for decentralisation NETWORKING Enhancing public understanding Initiating solutions Spreading the good word Youth for action Agents of change INITIATIVE A quest for water ... |
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PULICAT LAKE Back to previous page Click on areas Background Links Chronology People Background Pulicat Lake is the located 60 km north of Chennai city and is the second largest brackish – water lake or la... |
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