water in the desert

Water Harvesting Techniques Prevalent In The Thar Desert

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 ...

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

Concept of Ecological Regions

... ecological diversity of India - from the dry cold deserts of Ladakh to the dry, hot desert of Rajasthan; from the sub-temperate mountains of the Nilgiris to the ......

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

Contemporary Water Harvesting Designs

... Civil society institutions and government agencies are increasingly taking up water harvesting projects in rural areas. There had been many initiatives where the traditional water harvestin ...

http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/Rural/Contemporary.htm Sat, 11 May 2013, 23:56:24 UTC

Traditional Water Harvesting Systems

TRADITIONAL Water has been harvested in India since antiquity, with our ancestors perfecting the art of water management. Many water harvesting structures and water conveyance systems specific to the eco-regions and ...

http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/Rural/Traditional.htm Sat, 11 May 2013, 23:57:12 UTC

Planning for Water : Sound Water Management Policies

Planning for Water Compare Southeast Asia with South Asia. The land area of Southeast Asia is ......

http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/Crisis/Water_Planning.htm Sat, 11 May 2013, 23:52:28 UTC

Traditional Water Harvesting Systems - 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 ...

http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/methods/traditional/index.htm Thu, 06 Jan 2011, 02:21:52 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 ...

http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/methods/traditional/kunds.htm Thu, 06 Jan 2011, 02:21:52 UTC

Water Harvesting Systems : Traditional Systems

THAR DESERT Nadis Rajsamand ditrict in western Rajasthan has a rich legacy of rainwater harvesting structures. Nadis (ponds) once served as the principal drinking water sources in this area. The ...

http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/Rural/thar-desert_cont.htm Sat, 11 May 2013, 23:57:08 UTC

Trans Himalayan Region : Contemporary Water Harvesting Designs

... Artificial Glaciers A great example of how decentralised approaches to water harvesting boost innovation comes from Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir. Chewang ......

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

Magga Ram Suthar - Profiles of Water Harvesters - 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 ...

http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/methods/harvesters/suthar.htm Thu, 06 Jan 2011, 02:21:52 UTC