| GRASSROOT INITITATIVE Water in the wells View the slideshow 1. The scourge of water scarcity in Saurashtra Saurashtra was not always a water-scarce area. People say that water was easily availa... |
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| First visit (This article appeared in Down To Earth , January 15, 2000) With the failure of the 1999 monsoon in several areas of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, there is a serious drought.... |
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| Ashutosh Agnihotri Instead of relying on others for solving his water problem, Ashutosh Agnihotri, an enterprising resident of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, took up the responsibility himself. I... |
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| NETWORKING Carrying a torch to dark zones INITIATIVE Helping themselves Bank loans to harvest water Where there's a will,there's a way POLICY Watershed development: what next TECHNOLOGY Creating their own water world Simple yet ef... |
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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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| Kolleru Lake is going! Crisis Pollution n Rivers n Groundwater Lakes Current Status Kolleru Farming Fishing Degradation Remedies Future Other lakes AT A GLANCE Scarcity n Urban n... |
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| SUKHNA LAKE Back to previous page Background Links Chronology People Background Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh, India is an artificial lake at the foothills of the Shivalik hills. This 3-km... |
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| Source: A water harvesting manual for urban areas COMPONENTS OF A RAINWATER HARVESTING SYSTEM A rainwater harvesting system comprises components of various stages - transporting rainwater throu... |
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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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