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A Reservoir Story The ruins of the Madag reservoir in central Karnataka was built during the Vijaynagar empire. Once, a local ruler wanted to marry the beautiful Kenchava, daughter of the...

http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/Solution/History_tour2.htm Thu, 06 Jan 2011, 02:21:56 UTC

Western Coastal plains Rural Jal Yodhas

WESTERN COASTAL PLAINS Hardevsingh B Jadeja Jadeja, the former head (sarpanch) of the village council of Raj-Samadhiyala village in Rajkot, transformed the socio-economic status of his ...

http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/People/RuralJY_wcp.htm Sat, 11 May 2013, 23:55:44 UTC

History's Wisdom...

Bangalore: A Parched Future Tanks and lakes have played an important role in the water history of Karnataka. As a major part of Karnataka is in the rainshadow region of the Deccan Plateau, ...

http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/Solution/History_tour8.htm Thu, 06 Jan 2011, 02:21:56 UTC

History's Wisdom...

Built in Mughal Times The Mughal rulers left behind a great legacy of well-engineered water works all over India, especially in central India. A typical example is the old water wor...

http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/Solution/History_tour4.htm Thu, 06 Jan 2011, 02:21:56 UTC

Western Coastal Plains : Traditional Water Harvesting Systems

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...

http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/Rural/wcp_tradi.htm Sat, 11 May 2013, 23:57:18 UTC

The History of the Solution

What the Harappans Also Did The Harappan civilisation (2500-1900 BC) comprised a number of urban centres. Dholavira, in the great Rann of Kutch (in present-day Gujarat, western India), is o...

http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/Solution/History_tour0.htm Thu, 06 Jan 2011, 02:21:56 UTC

Eastern Highlands : Traditional Water Harvesting Systems

EASTERN HIGHLANDS Katas / Mundas / Bandhas The katas, mundas and bandhas were the main irrigation sources in the ancient tribal kingdom of the Gonds (now in Orissa and Madhya Pradesh). Most...

http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/Rural/east-high_tradi.htm Sat, 11 May 2013, 23:56:32 UTC

Water trouble in Gujarat : The Woes of Rajkot

From Rajkot ( This article appeared in Down to Earth , Dec 15, 2002) There's trouble brewing in Wankaner - a taluka about 50 kilometres (km) from Rajkot city in district Rajkot, Gujarat ...

http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/Conflicts/Rajkot.htm Sat, 11 May 2013, 23:51:30 UTC

The Urban Water Management Initiative

Building a water literate urban society Towns and cities across India are today haunted by a common menace-severe water crisis. Unplanned urbanisation, leading to a huge hike in demand, has had the inev...

http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/Urban/Initiative-urban.htm Sat, 11 May 2013, 23:57:50 UTC

Global Stories : Water and Its Relationship With Society

... show the difference that social organisation makes to the state of rivers and the environment About 400 years ago, there was a city in Japan called Edo. Most ......

http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/Policy/water&society.htm Sat, 11 May 2013, 23:56:06 UTC

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